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A Goal is a Dream with a Deadline

9/29/2013

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I love sharing inspirational quotes and little life lessons with my dancers.  I teach six groups of competitive pom dancers and especially try to share some tokens of wisdom with these girls.  They are competitive teams that are require drive, commitment, and incredible motivation.  One of the first topics we talked about in class was goal setting.  What better time than the start of a dance season to talk about what we want to accomplish?  

First, we wrote down personal and team goals that we have for this season.  Whether that be achieving our splits, winning a platinum medal, planning team bonding events, or having perfect attendance- anything!  Then we discussed a plan and what steps we would actually have to take in order to fulfill our goals.  And finally, gave each of our goals a deadline.  I love the quote, "a goal is a dream with a deadline".  Dreams don't become reality without a timeframe!  It's one thing to say "I want to have clean double pirouettes," but to say, "I want to have clean double pirouettes by December 1st," puts things into a clearer perspective.

Goal setting is something that has helped in my personal life and I hope it does for my dancers as well!  It is so easy for us to put things off in the hectic world we live in.  But, by creating detailed, specific goals, implementing do-able steps to get there, and making a deadline- dreams can become a reality!
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