Is simply focusing or thinking about your goal truly important? (“Eyes on the goal!”)
The Obstacle is the Way refers readers to Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s winning philosophy, “The Process”. Saban, a three-time national champion explains goal achievement differently than many others:
“Don’t think about winning the SEC championship. Don’t think about the national championship. Think about what you needed to do in this drill, on this play, in this moment. That’s the process: let’s think about what we can do today, the task at hand.”
“The road to back to back championships is just that, a road. And you travel along the road in steps.”
Reframing “Focus on your goal” to mean “FOCUS ON THE NOW, BECAUSE THIS MOMENT’S IMPORTANT!
Know what you need to accomplish, then develop a process that emphasizes individual steps; now even the most daunting tasks become just a series of parts.
The Obstacle is the Way refers readers to Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s winning philosophy, “The Process”. Saban, a three-time national champion explains goal achievement differently than many others:
“Don’t think about winning the SEC championship. Don’t think about the national championship. Think about what you needed to do in this drill, on this play, in this moment. That’s the process: let’s think about what we can do today, the task at hand.”
“The road to back to back championships is just that, a road. And you travel along the road in steps.”
Reframing “Focus on your goal” to mean “FOCUS ON THE NOW, BECAUSE THIS MOMENT’S IMPORTANT!
Know what you need to accomplish, then develop a process that emphasizes individual steps; now even the most daunting tasks become just a series of parts.
