| Steps in planning |
| This follows a Q & A sequence I got from Tony Key, a former
UK squad coach. It's a way of turning dreams into action plans. |
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What's your dream? |
So, write it down. Come on - only
you need to know this, and putting a shape to it won't make
it go away.
Dreams - aims, desires - are motivators. Nobody gets out of
bed at 5am on a wet weekday to go shooting for the love of shooting
- but they might if their personal Olympic gold is out there
waiting. |
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When do you want it? |
Pretty straightforward.... |
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What are the main steps in getting there? |
Typically 'get to a number of events and shoot
well enough'.
Two types of goal, there - process goals ('arrive at
the events') and outcome goals ('win', 'score 1100+'
or whatever).
You mostly control process
goals; you mostly don't completely control outcome
goals. |
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Break down the 'main steps |
Divide the main steps into short,
manageable chunks. Make a 'SMART goal'
for each of them.
Some of them will be simple; 'enter for event'. Some will be
tricky - 'improve average practice score to 1120 FITA'. There's
more on 'breaking up' the tricky ones  here. |
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Start! |
OK, you have the outline of a plan. What will
you do TODAY? |
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PECIFIC
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Ermm... yes. Set specific goals. Anything else
is a waste of time. The other four words tell you what 'specific'
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EASURABLE
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How will you tell whether a goal is achieved?
If you can't, it's not Measurable (probably not specific, either..).
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CHIEVABLE
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Setting impossible goals is not helpful. a) you
fail a lot and get rapidly demotivated and b) you can't measure
progress. |
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ECORDED
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Reasons for writing things down:
- So you don't forget
- So you and your coach know where you're going
- Helps to signal some determination. |
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IMED
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Useful goals have times attached. Times tell you when you
have to fit in the steps on the way, and also warn you when
you need to adjust your plans.
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