Goal Setting -
The Professional Approach
Have you set any goals for the coming
season? If you have, then well done – you are on the
right track. Of all the things that full-time, professional
sailors do that the rest of us weekend warriors do not
do, structured goal setting is probably the most important.
Fortunately it is also one of the less demanding activities
(compared to, say, completing 10,000 perfect tacks).
With the right approach it can be done quickly – and
it can even be fun.
Why goal setting makes a difference
It's not just about the time and money (and energy!)
you have available, it's how you spend those resources.
For example, practising some boathandling exercises
might be a better use of a day's sailing than doing
a couple of club races. Or maybe a day's coaching is
a better investment than buying a new sail.
 Think
about what you want to achieve, then set some specific
goals. Goal setting has been shown to be a major factor
in improving performance in almost every area of life;
yet most of us still do not set any goals, let alone
reach them. Maybe we are protecting ourselves: if we
do not set goals we cannot fail at them! But that is
lazy thinking and it brings only frustration.
So let's look at setting some sailing
goals – and working out how to achieve them.
Mapping out your road to success
Think about your long-term sailing goals. How exactly
do you want to improve? What specific goal will motivate
you to do everything you need to do to achieve it? Maybe
you want to be so fit and skilled that you are 'at one
with your boat' in all conditions; or maybe you just
want to be able to compete in 25 knots without capsizing.
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