This issue is key at the beginning of anything you do

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This issue is key at the beginning of anything you do

How putting first things first will help you hugely
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Hi there

Following on from last month’s Mindset for Racing, which was all about ‘beginning with the end in mind’, here is a newsletter with a similar, but complementary tack.

Whilst ‘beginning with the end in mind’ being all about mentally creating what you want to happen, ‘putting first things first’ is all about taking action and making your mental plans happen in reality.

Any quality engineer will ‘measure twice and cut once’. This measuring is an example of the mental creation we referred to last month and without it you’re stuffed. Putting ‘first things first’ is the day-in, day-out, moment-by-moment doing of the job in hand.

Of course, you need to do both to be an effective racer and continuously improve.

So what exactly does ‘putting first things first’ mean to you and your racing?

Well, ask yourself this question:

What one thing, which you’re not getting done at the moment, could you do on a regular basis that would make a massive difference to your racing performance?

This is a ‘first thing’ that you need to be doing day-in and day-out. But it’s likely there are some things you can say in answer to the question above that you just aren’t getting done. eg Are you consistently working on lowering body fat levels after your fitness assessment suggested you’d struggle with heat retention in hot races? Are you consistently focussing on being in the zone ready for a new tyre run, because your pace is high on old tyres but never quite there when new rubber goes on?

Or, are you actually spending a huge amount of time on stuff which just isn’t important to your racing goals. As well, if you spend time on important stuff, is it always the urgent stuff you do, running around in a constant fire-fight?


* The Mindset for Racing Finish Line *

Putting ‘first things first’ means you spend more time on the important stuff that is NOT urgent. You get things done consistently that give you a stronger foundation to be consistently better.

Adjust your tasks and planned actions on a weekly basis.

Have the goals and agreed roles in mind when you adjust your schedule weekly. This allows you to be flexible enough to take advantage of new opportunities.

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


Enjoy your racing and never give up.

Regards

Mike

Mike Garth
Helping karters and racing drivers perform better
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