Goals Are All About Perspective & Grace

What rule are you applying to your goal?

My Olympic coach told me after a particularly challenging workout where I could not hit my splits before going to the Rio Olympics that it was okay.

It’s the rule of thirds.

What’s the rule of thirds?

When you’re chasing a dream—or doing anything hard—you’re meant to feel good a third of the time, okay a third of the time, and crappy a third of the time. And if the ratio is roughly in that range, then you’re doing fine.

So, today was a crappy day
along your dream chasing.

—Alexi Pappas, 2016 Olympian

Ask yourself…

What’s my ratio?

If the ratio is off where you’re feeling good all the time, maybe you’re not trying hard enough—maybe you’re not pushing yourself enough.

Conversely, if the ratio is off where you’re feeling crappy all the time, maybe you’re fatiguing—maybe you’re pushing a bit too much.

Or, if you have a nice balance of good, okay, and crappy days, you’re doing just fine.

Goals are all about perspective and grace.