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HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

"Good, better, best.  Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best."

As we start off the new year I'm not going to tell you all to make "New Year Resolutions" because most of the time they end up broken as soon as you make them.  What I will ask you is to continue to do the things that you are already doing well and do them better.  The areas that are weak and need work let's make a commitment now that we are going to focus and improve in those areas to have future success.

THE LIST

OUT WITH 2022                                   IN WITH 2023
fear of failure                                  everything you want is on the other side of failure
focusing on the uncontrollable      recognizing what I can control
dwelling on a bad swim.                 why keep something you don't want. let it go.
getting in late                                          caps on and ready to go
not having my water.                             always having my water at hand
not understanding purpose of set        understanding and performing set properly
Excuses                                                  Stopping myself before excuse leaves my lips 
Negative self talk.                                  Turning negatives to positive thoughts
self imposed limitations.                       swim past the breakers
DQ's.                                                      benefit goes to swimmer
always fiddling with goggles                get them on and stop fidgeting with them
delays during meets                              swim meets with no delays 
coach who drives into  hotel                coaches who can drive

Things from the past will either help you or hurt you.  If you dwell too long on things from the past it will eventually hurt you.  If you take those things from the past and learn from them they can propel you into a better 2023.

Something to think about today. It is my choice to "do as much or as little as I want" but what ever I decide I will have to accept the results at the end of the day.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

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