Goal setting is just around the
corner for many of us, with the New Year’s resolutions an opportunity to
challenge ourselves with future objectives and plans.
Rather than just deciding to
do something new, it can assist to have a strategy that will keep your eye on
the goal while also allowing for detailed analysis of the task at hand.
The below are a few approaches that have worked for me…
Decide your goal
- Be happy with the goal – If
you complete it, then it’s a ‘success’. (People often later feel they
could have done more).
- Realistic – What have you
done that gives evidence this is realistic?? (Done anything similar??).
- Obtainable – Do you have
the resources at hand?? (Resources can include time, financial backing,
and motivation).
Brain Dump
- Mind map the reasons for this
being a goal that can be a success, (eg resources you have at hand, previous
goals you achieved, and the time commitments you can make).
- Add the main features
(‘stuff you need to do’) of this goal. (This will splinter off into
smaller sub goals and components as needed).
- Assign friends, family, and
acquaintances to tasks. (This is a ‘perfect scenario’ situation, so just
mapping out the tasks at this stage).
Lists
- Each component of the goal
has a checklist.
- You work your way through
the list, and adjust as training proceeds. (So a ‘Living document’).
- Every time you prep gear
for an event you modify relevant lists.
Build a support network
- Tasks are divided between
people smarter (or with more energy) than yourself.
- Talk to people who know
more than you. (This includes approaching people you’ve never met).
You
- You train.
- This is the goal, and the
above should compliment your training.
After an event it is best to
have a think about what went well, and which areas need attention. This
can be left for a period of time, however if you are to assess your training
objectively then it needs to happen. (Not always pleasant!!). After
my 24 hour ride I asked for feedback from the support crew – everyone had
little snippets of information, with one person giving a full page of detailed
analysis. There was some tough reading, however with the benefit of
hindsight I learnt a lot about what could have been done better. This was
only possible by having a very clear set of goals, and later being about to
compare the ‘perfect plan’.
Happy riding.
:)
Stu.
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