A dangerous 3-letter word
Having watched a clip of Andy Murray after his grand slam defeat one word stood out.
While I too would like to see him rise to the top I have my doubts whether he'll make it. And why? The use of a dangerous three-letter word... TRY! The interview clip shows Andy Murray saying "I want to try and win one, of course I do".
Think for a moment - to try and win one. That's just what he's done, tried. So he's succeeded, he's achieved his goal of trying to win a grand slam title.
There was no certainty; no Arnie "I'll be back" assurance; no desire shown to actually win one.
How do you set your goals?
To try and achieve them? Or to achieve them?
As Yoda would say "do or do not, there is no try"
While I too would like to see him rise to the top I have my doubts whether he'll make it. And why? The use of a dangerous three-letter word... TRY! The interview clip shows Andy Murray saying "I want to try and win one, of course I do".
Think for a moment - to try and win one. That's just what he's done, tried. So he's succeeded, he's achieved his goal of trying to win a grand slam title.
There was no certainty; no Arnie "I'll be back" assurance; no desire shown to actually win one.
How do you set your goals?
To try and achieve them? Or to achieve them?
As Yoda would say "do or do not, there is no try"
posted by Kate Atkin at 12:57 am
4 Comments:
The only problem with this is that you can do, do, do, but keep on getting don't,don't don't - which can be more than just a little trying on your confidence
Thanks for your thoughts JJG. If you never "do" then you will never get a don't or a success. Keep going and seek to use the "don'ts" as feedback to amend what you do. Good luck!
Agreed, my players understand that a 'don't' should be viewed as a 'didn't this time' so what have we learnt for next time. This way we have more focus on not only what we want to achieve but how. Smaller goals within the big one.
Belief -> Self Talk -> Performance ->
Hi Phil, glad you are in line with my thinking. A "didn't this time" thought leaves the mind open to spot the opportunities for next time. All the best. Kate
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