Daily Goals and Precious Medals

Thinking about medals doesn't help before a big race. Results-based goals don't mean anything when you're on the brink of a big competition. Those are the ones that get you out the door on cold, dark days in the winter. Brent and I talked about this a fair bit this summer leading into the Worlds - focus on what you can control and make goals accordingly. It worked well and at the end of the season, I could say that I met some big goals, even if my results-based goals weren't quite as good as I had aimed for.

At the AthletesCan conference last month, Deirdra told a good story about coming back from a crippling injury halfway through her career. She made goals, big and small, every day. She wrote them down and checked them off, every day. After weeks and months of little steps, she was able to compete again in Turin.

Make a goal, write it down! Then, as Jeff says, Dare, Dream and Do!

But...since it is the beginning of the season, I can dream about medals! And what better place for some inspiration than at the Hockey Hall of Fame - Olympic medals from 46 different games! Only until January 15, 2010. I hope I have a chance to check it out.