We have exchanged enough messages for you to know that I am quite passionate about my favourite NHL team, and for me to know that you are more than passingly familiar with the sport. And what you wrote just lines up perfectly with some of the best analysis points that I have heard watching it, applicable, I think, to life in general.
You don't need to worry about winning the Stanley Cup if you can accomplish winning (most of) your games. And you don't have to worry about winning the game if you can win each period. And you don't have to worry about winning the period, if you can just win your shift. And doing that requires understanding your specific role, and what is required of you. To have specific objectives.
And successfully doing these things gives you 'momentum', a word you used, and a word that those same analysts (very correctly) use, and that you can actually see when watching a game.
Yes! I love this. I really is a one step at a time kind of life that leads to that moment when you look back and see all that you accomplished by stacking day, after day, after day. All those little moments add up to successes with compound interest.
Exactly! Thank you. And 'compound interest' is a phrase or analogy that my favourite analyst, who does the colour commentary for the Winnipeg Jets, Kevin Sawyer also has and would use. Winning the game starts with winning your next shift. And especially if you're in a tough spot, that, psychologically, is the best way to look at it. A blocked shot, keeping the opponent hemmed in their own zone for over a minute, drawing a penalty.... Writing down one good paragraph....
I am so doing this!!!
Yay! I would love to hear an update once you give it a try.
Really hit the nail on the head.
Thank you, Lynn! It really has been effective for me.
Thank you very much , Melissa.
We have exchanged enough messages for you to know that I am quite passionate about my favourite NHL team, and for me to know that you are more than passingly familiar with the sport. And what you wrote just lines up perfectly with some of the best analysis points that I have heard watching it, applicable, I think, to life in general.
You don't need to worry about winning the Stanley Cup if you can accomplish winning (most of) your games. And you don't have to worry about winning the game if you can win each period. And you don't have to worry about winning the period, if you can just win your shift. And doing that requires understanding your specific role, and what is required of you. To have specific objectives.
And successfully doing these things gives you 'momentum', a word you used, and a word that those same analysts (very correctly) use, and that you can actually see when watching a game.
Yes! I love this. I really is a one step at a time kind of life that leads to that moment when you look back and see all that you accomplished by stacking day, after day, after day. All those little moments add up to successes with compound interest.
Exactly! Thank you. And 'compound interest' is a phrase or analogy that my favourite analyst, who does the colour commentary for the Winnipeg Jets, Kevin Sawyer also has and would use. Winning the game starts with winning your next shift. And especially if you're in a tough spot, that, psychologically, is the best way to look at it. A blocked shot, keeping the opponent hemmed in their own zone for over a minute, drawing a penalty.... Writing down one good paragraph....
We can keep going with the hockey theme. lol
A great way to achieve clarity - and with conviction. Keep it up Melissa!
Thank you Brandon! Clarity is really underrated. Without it, we can end up waiting so much time just trying to figure out what we should be doing.