Award-winning coach, Bill Parcels says: “When you’ve done a lot of losing, it gets hard to imagine yourself winning. Confidence is only born out of demonstrated ability. In training camp, we don’t focus on the ultimate goal of getting to the Super Bowl. We establish a clear set of goals that are within immediate reach“.
What lessons about daily life goals can we learn from a Super Bowl winning coach? I’m glad you asked.
And here’s the answer: *The only way to break the habit of losing is to begin to get into the habit of winning.*
Get into the habit of winning by choosing an obtainable goal. For example, if saving seems to be totally impossible, just put $5 in a cookie jar each week. If getting exercise into your day seems overwhelming, try just walking in place for 10 minutes after lunch. Find something towards your goals that you know you can accomplish. The first key is that you Start, not how much you do. You can always add to it later. .
Get into the habit of winning by choosing a mindset for winning. Be sure to put your goal in positive terms. Not “Don’t eat Oreos after dinner”, but instead “Make a healthy dessert for after dinner”. Avoid choosing a goal that you’ve been unsuccessful at over and over. With that, you already have a mindset for failure. Try something new to help you -- as Coach Parcels notes above -- develop a mindset for winning.
Get into the habit of winning by being accountable. Goals cannot be achieved by making excuses. If you want something -- whether that’s losing weight, getting organized, saving money -- it all begins with deciding that you are willing to do what it will take to accomplish it. Raise what you expect of yourself and you’ll see results.
Get into the habit of winning by accentuating the positive. When you achieve a goal, acknowledge it. Life is not about “when I get XXX”. Life is about acknowledging and enjoying the steps along the way. Every piece is as important as the next. Think of it as constructing a building. The first brick laid is as important as the last. Celebrate your success along the way.
Get into the habit of winning by remind yourself of successes of the past. Why is this important? In today’s world of “what have you done for me today”, it’s easy to lose track of past successes. And while past successes won’t help you anymore than that shower you had this morning will help you a week from now, remembering that you have succeeded can be a good starting place. If you’ve “forgotten how to win”, use past successes to springboard from. You have been a winner before, and you can do it again.
When you set small, visible goals and achieve them, you begin to start to get it in your head that you can succeed. You begin to believe in yourself, and the motivation sets in, and you’re off to the Super Bowl.
Winning is a habit. Winning is a mindset. Winning is an attitude.
What lessons about daily life goals can we learn from a Super Bowl winning coach? I’m glad you asked.
And here’s the answer: *The only way to break the habit of losing is to begin to get into the habit of winning.*
Get into the habit of winning by choosing an obtainable goal. For example, if saving seems to be totally impossible, just put $5 in a cookie jar each week. If getting exercise into your day seems overwhelming, try just walking in place for 10 minutes after lunch. Find something towards your goals that you know you can accomplish. The first key is that you Start, not how much you do. You can always add to it later. .
Get into the habit of winning by choosing a mindset for winning. Be sure to put your goal in positive terms. Not “Don’t eat Oreos after dinner”, but instead “Make a healthy dessert for after dinner”. Avoid choosing a goal that you’ve been unsuccessful at over and over. With that, you already have a mindset for failure. Try something new to help you -- as Coach Parcels notes above -- develop a mindset for winning.
Get into the habit of winning by being accountable. Goals cannot be achieved by making excuses. If you want something -- whether that’s losing weight, getting organized, saving money -- it all begins with deciding that you are willing to do what it will take to accomplish it. Raise what you expect of yourself and you’ll see results.
Get into the habit of winning by accentuating the positive. When you achieve a goal, acknowledge it. Life is not about “when I get XXX”. Life is about acknowledging and enjoying the steps along the way. Every piece is as important as the next. Think of it as constructing a building. The first brick laid is as important as the last. Celebrate your success along the way.
Get into the habit of winning by remind yourself of successes of the past. Why is this important? In today’s world of “what have you done for me today”, it’s easy to lose track of past successes. And while past successes won’t help you anymore than that shower you had this morning will help you a week from now, remembering that you have succeeded can be a good starting place. If you’ve “forgotten how to win”, use past successes to springboard from. You have been a winner before, and you can do it again.
When you set small, visible goals and achieve them, you begin to start to get it in your head that you can succeed. You begin to believe in yourself, and the motivation sets in, and you’re off to the Super Bowl.
Winning is a habit. Winning is a mindset. Winning is an attitude.
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