Five scenarios in which you must be clear on the outcome

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Five scenarios in which you must be clear on the outcome

How well do you begin with the end in mind?
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Hi there

You’re now well into your 2009 racing season and all the plans, aims and strategies you worked on over the winter will now be implemented and actioned.

Where are you now with your racing, compared to where you wanted to be at this point?

How well you answer that question, will for the most part, depend upon how well you ‘begin with the end in mind’. ‘Beginning with the end in mind’ means you must be clear, in a highly specific way, what your desired outcome is. This is easy to give lip service to, but how often do you consistently deliver on this?

Here then are five scenarios in your racing, when being clear on the outcome you want and ‘beginning with the end in mind’ are of huge importance to you:

1 – Where are you going to be with your racing in three years’ time?

This is the Big Picture, the Dream Goal, the End Game.

You’d be surprised how many racers cannot answer this in detail that really means something to them, and this only ever hurts them in the long run.

2 – What do you want to have achieved by the end of this season?

What will you have, be or be able to do at the end of this season that fits with your over-riding plan?

3 – In one month’s time, what development processes will you have nailed?

In your development and training plan, what will you be doing in one month’s time, that makes you faster and more consistent than you are today?

Will you have nailed braking with more efficiency? Will you have gained control of your concentration when fatigued? Will you have made that step change with upper body strength? Etc, etc.

4 – What’s the main ‘job of the day’ today?

There will usually be a handful of tasks and achievements that are key to each day. What are the key process goals of today that mean the most to you in your racing improvement?

5 – In the next hour, what do you need to get done or sorted?

This could easily be ‘kick back, relax and get some ‘recovery units’ in’ but such a focus on an end-point can be a great way of improving your efficiency and increasing forward momentum with your progress.

* The Mindset for Racing Finish Line *

Anybody who is effective in anything always begins with the end in mind. Rather than begin different, racers such as you need to do this even more.

You know what the top guys do and what you should be doing, don’t you?


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Next Edition – This issue is key at the beginning of anything you do

How putting first things first will help you hugely
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Mike

Mike Garth
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