Not doing stuff for any reason can become a problem. Getting good at procrastination should be considered a marketable skill… but it is not. It will never be. Instead, getting good at doing any small part of the stuff should be the focus. Whatever part gets done, please allow yourself a little moment to be happy.

Yesterday was a tough training day. Weather sucked. I was overtired. Certain muscles were not happy even when just setting up my bow. But I did get to the range and I did stretch and I did do my session despite everything pulling me in the opposite direction.

Did I shoot a world record – nope. But I did do the technique deep training stuff that matters so much even if results will not be seen until the next competition – hopefully.

As the raindrops began falling, I decided to try something very intentionally.

I finished my last round, packed up my bow and then just stayed a moment longer.

I watched the clouds get darker and the winds blow the trees. Instead of getting in the car and getting home, I stayed.

For just a few minutes, I told myself that I did well. Goodness knows that no one else will do that. Even my mean coach does not say it often. In those few moments, I told myself that it was all worth it. The finite movements, repetitive drills, and deep searches in order to figure out why that friggin arrow went left when I was aiming dead centre. It was a good session and I did good too.

Training is hard. It is harder than competitions, at least in the way that I do it.

Taking a moment after doing the hard stuff tells my brain that I can do it – because I just did. That image of being finished needs to be what is held in my brain so that the next time (tomorrow), when I need to do it again, the procrastination goblins will need to face my desired reality.

No matter what is in the way, I know that I can do something that will get me to where I want to go.

Think small. Think done.

I’ve got this.