Last weekend I got to be back at a track meet coaching for the first time in just short of a year. While some of our athletes got the opportunity to compete in 2020 and early 2021, this was the first time I was able to join any of them in that competitive arena. ItContinue reading “Why Do We Compete?”
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Presence – so simple, so elusive
The final of the 3 Ps of performance! If you’ve established the what and the why of your purpose, and you can fully define and you value your process, then all that is left is to remain present as you embrace your challenge. Simple, right? Not so fast. Presence is simple in concept, but plentyContinue reading “Presence – so simple, so elusive”
Process – Define it, Value it
Now that we’ve established Purpose, we move on to the second of Pat’s 3Ps of Performance – Process. If you ask any athlete I’ve coached over the years for one word that they remember from me, a high percentage would likely answer ‘process.’ This has been central to my approach for twenty years now, andContinue reading “Process – Define it, Value it”
Purpose – the What and the Why
How do we define the first of Pat’s 3 Ps of performance? I think there are really two key steps to defining purpose. The first one is pretty simple, and that is just to set an outcome goal. This is your what. For some this might be ‘to qualify for the Olympic Trials’ or forContinue reading “Purpose – the What and the Why”