The Hardest Part About Goals

This LinkedIn article addresses a goal setting system...pioneered by a baseball player, Shohei Otani. Some say that he is the best player who ever lived. I'm inclined to agree. 

Here's the "Goal Grid" from the article. 

Here's what ChatGPT Plus created when I asked it to mimic the piece.

Here are some "core beliefs."

1) Trust the process. Your coaches put you in position to succeed. 

2) Make process primary. "The score takes care of itself." 

3) "Always do your best." That requires no regret, no apologies. 

4) Focus. Be present. Play in the moment. "Next play." 

5) Play for the girl next to you. Win together. 

6) Radiate joy. Whether you're a starter or a reserve, show the joy. 

7) Be a great teammate. Be the person that makes others better, whom others want to play with. 

8) Carpe diem... Latin for "seize the day." If you're out with an injury, read the opposing server, the setter, the attack, the defense and you'll become quicker upon your return. 

Sport is about the experience. At a meeting last night, a local resident told me what he heard from a volleyball parent - how excited their daughter is about the experience.