SURREY CHALLENGES YOU

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SURREY CHALLENGES YOU LEAVE YOUR COMFORT
ZONE! Alister Moses A School, County
International athlete
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• MY KEY SPORTS EVENTS
• When you think about your record as an athlete,
  certain events probably stand out in your mind
  things that led to a lasting change in you as a
  sportsman.
• KEY EVENTS in my running career
• made a difference in the way I
• performed.

The Moses Message What happened to me? What did
I learn?
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The Variety of Experience
Percentage of Events Where Learning Occurs
Learning from Others
Other Events
THE MOSES MESSAGE
Challenging Events
Hardships

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When I was Successful Derailed!
When successful-- I lived up to my full potential
as an athlete. When derailed-- I achieved a very
high level, but did not go as high as expected. I
plateaued, or simply stayed in my comfort zone.
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Success Factors
Success Factor
of cases

• Ability to develop and adapt
  67
• Consistent exceptional performance
  57
• Working with other people 57
• Technical expertise 52
• Problem-solving risk taking 45
• Intelligent decisions
  43
• Works hard
  36
• Ambitious
  29
• AND ABOVE ALL--
• MOVING BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE!

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Avoiding the Comfort Zone My Career
Lets see how it works!

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WHY WE MISS OUR CHANCES TO IMPROVE
The fear of not looking good is one of the
greatest enemies of learning. To learn, we need
to acknowledge that there is something we dont
know, and to perform activities that were not
good at. For new Year 6 or 7 Runners that could
be missing out on .RACING, TRAINING, BEING
COACHED. Even experienced runners have their own
barriers to progress
THE MOSES MESSAGE

Senge, P. (1990). The fifth discipline The art
and practice of the learning organization. (1st
ed.). New York, NY Doubleday.
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BARRIER 1 The best I could do.

• EXAMPLE You tell yourself, I want to run
  better, but this was the best I could do.
• SOLUTION Just because that was the best you
  could do at that given point doesnt mean thats
  where you have to stay now.
• Start making lists of what you want to do be
  in your future dream big!

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BARRIER 2 The talks a lot barrier.

• EXAMPLE Many wannabe athletes talk about the
  great run theyre going to do/train. The problem
  is they do more talking than running. Soon
  theyve no longer have the desire to change.
• SOLUTION Make a commitment to talk only to
  people who can actually help you achieve it.
  However, you can talk about what youve actually
  done toward your dreams all you want.

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BARRIER 3 The I deserve it feeling

• EXAMPLE You believe, I deserve it. They owe it
  to me. So, its likely that youre not putting
  in the work necessary to achieve what you want.
• SOLUTION You have to have internal drive to
  reach your goal. You cant wait for someone to
  hand it to you.

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BARRIER 4 Being afraid to fail.

• EXAMPLE Youve hated training, front running,
  fighting because you think you wont be
  successful.
• SOLUTION First, realize that this is the No. 1
  barrier that keeps people stuck inside their
  comfort zones. Successful people refuse to be
  defeated by setbacks, disappointments or
  failures.
• Unsuccessful people give up early and settle for
  less.

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BARRIER 5 The cant decide barrier.

• EXAMPLE You work below your potential (racing,
  training) because you just cant decide what
  great to do/go after and you dont want to pick
  the wrong one.
• SOLUTION Understand that indecision is keeping
  you from taking action. Missed opportunities only
  limit you if you dwell upon those in the past
  instead of looking for the ones ahead.

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BARRIER 6 Living in Somedayland.

• EXAMPLE You swear youre going to make a major
  change, but first youve got to get fit, wait
  until Surreys etc. Theres always a but first
  or if or Someday in your statements about
  your goals.
• SOLUTION Focus on whats really important to you
  -- and make that your first priority.

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YOUR 10 minute Challenge How to move beyond
your barriers - a four-step process

• THINK ABOUT YOU RUNNING e.g. Training, Racing,
  Tactics, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Speed work,
  Stamina,
• On the 10 minute Challenge Sheet
• 1. Identify what is holding you back (a
  barrier).
• 2. On paper, write down hardest thing youll have
  to overcome to move past your barrier.
• 3. Now write the worst that could happen if you
  fail at whatever it is you want to achieve.
• 4. Finally, describe in detail the best thing
  that could happen if you succeed!