{"id":11674,"date":"2016-03-15T07:54:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/?p=11674"},"modified":"2016-03-15T07:54:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:54:23","slug":"lesson-1-from-prime-ski-racing-e-book-focus-on-fast-not-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/lesson-1-from-prime-ski-racing-e-book-focus-on-fast-not-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson #1 from Prime Ski Racing e-book: Focus on Fast, not Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Most racers and coaches think that, to get the results you want, you need to focus on those results. But,\u00a0here\u2019s the paradox:\u00a0Having an outcome focus actually reduces the chances of your achieving the results you want.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why. First, when does the outcome of a ski race occur? After you cross the finish line, of course. If you\u2019re focused on the outcome, you aren\u2019t focused on the process, namely, what you need to do to get from the start to the finish as fast as you can.<\/p>\n

Second, what makes you nervous at the start, the process or the outcome? The chances are it\u2019s the outcome, more specifically, a bad outcome such as a slow time or a DNF, both of which translate into failure. The bottom line is that when you focus on the outcome, you are far less likely to get the outcome you want.<\/p>\n

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In contrast, when you focus on the process, you increase your chances of getting the results you want. If you focus on the process, that is, what you need to do to ski your fastest, how are you likely going to ski? Pretty fast, you can assume. And if you ski fast, you\u2019re more likely to achieve the result you wanted in the first place.<\/p>\n

So, on race day, acknowledge that you want to get a great result. Then, immediately shift your focus onto what you need to do ski your fastest. When you make this shift from results to fast, you are on your way to getting the results you want.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more?<\/p>\n

Download my new\u00a0Prime Ski Racing: Psychology of Championship Skiing<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>\u00a0e-book.\u00a0\"\"It introduces you to a new way of looking at the mental side of our sport. This e-book is filled with powerful lessons that racers and coaches can benefit from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0Also, get a sneak peak at my not-yet-announced Prime Ski Racing 12-week Group Mental Training Program<\/a><\/span> designed just for ski racers.<\/div>\n
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Please email or call me if you have any questions or I can help in any way.<\/div>\n

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Photo credit: Mitchell Gunn with permission<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most racers and coaches think that, to get the results you want, you need to focus on those results. But,\u00a0here\u2019s the paradox:\u00a0Having an outcome focus actually reduces the chances of your achieving the results you want. Here\u2019s why. First, when does the outcome of a ski race occur? After you cross the finish line, of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1516],"tags":[959,234,583,502,1115,564,384,153,235],"class_list":["post-11674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ski-racing","tag-marcel-hirscher","tag-mikaela-shiffrin","tag-olympics","tag-outcome","tag-outcome-focus","tag-process","tag-results","tag-ski-racing-2","tag-world-cup"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}