PREPARE TO BE AMAZED ... MAYBE
BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST WRITE A GOAL ON A POST-IT NOTE AND STICK IT TO YOUR BATHROOM MIRROR. YOU NEED TO TRULY BELIEVE YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT.
I’M no stranger to goal-setting.
Whether it’s a short, medium or long-term goal, I will always have a clear pathway mapped out outlining exactly how and when I want to reach it. I guarantee all athletes are the same.
But it’s not enough to just write a goal on a post-it note and stick it to your bathroom mirror. You need to truly believe you can achieve it.
Some athletes buy gold coloured items any chance they get (think gold toothpaste, gold shampoo … you get the idea).
Some look in the mirror every morning and imagine what a gold medal will look like draped over their neck. Some visualise themselves at every stage throughout their perfect race or match whenever they get the chance.
The quote on the front of every Lorna Jane tank top summarises goal-setting perfectly: Dream, Believe, Achieve.
On June 23 we will be celebrating Olympic Day and the Australian Olympic Committee has challenged all Aussies to set a personal goal for the month that they hope to achieve by this date.
In the spirit of trying new things, I’ve stepped out of the sporting landscape and have set my goal to play and sing a full song on a ukulele.
So far I am on track to reaffirming my position as the tone deaf member of my family but I’m hoping that if I channel my inner Ed Sheeran every day between now and Olympic day, I might be a shot at being aired on Triple J Unearthed. One can dream… My teammates have also set themselves #OlympicDayGoals. Aly Bull’s aim is to juggle a soccer ball for 30 seconds, which if successful may result in her getting a call up to the Matildas for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.
Cat McArthur originally aimed to handstand walk for 10 steps in a straight line but she achieved that within a few short days, so has re-evaluated and is now targeting a pressstand into handstand walk for 10 steps in a straight line.
She’s clearly the co-ordinated one of the team.
Jaime Roberts has decided to join my band and is learning Beethoven’s Für Elise. If she can pull it off, it trumps anything I produce on my ukulele.
If that isn’t awe-inspiring enough, Bernadette Wallace is learning to gold-leaf letter on glass, and gild. From what I can understand so far, this is some type of artistic sorcery using gold and glass to produce a piece of art replicating a scene from Harry Potter.
Consider my mind blown. If you want to set yourself an Olympic Day Goal, or keep up with the progress of myself and so many other Aussies, search #OlympicDayGoals or head to the Australian Olympic team website.