Over the last few weeks we had players use the habit grids we posted in the first blog post. Not a single player hit every goal they had set for themselves. Everybody failed at perfection. Most put forth a great effort, with varying levels of success. For many, the process of checking the habit grid must be a goal itself.

 The closest person came one check mark shy of a perfect week. He was also the youngest player we had who filled out a habit grid. Apparently he loves a solid spreadsheet with a bunch of positive affirmations.

If everyone had accomplished everything they had set out to do in the week, we would have assumed that nobodyset goals that were challenging enough, or stretched them much.

 We’ve had the opportunity to check in with students after a few weeks of using the habit grid. With everyone, we adjusted or maintained goals that were hit, and restated goals that were not hit because they were challenging, but doable.

 Improvement is a process. If we are going to see success it must be accompanied by failure. Failure and success are tied to each other, opposite sides of the same coin.

 I failed for two weeks straight at writing this second blog post. I started 5 different ones, but was unable to finish until this one.

 Here are some ways you can fail. Give them a shot, and even add your own ways of doing it.

 Fail MISERABLY. Fail BEAUTIFULLY. Fail OFTEN. Fail BIG. Fail SMALL. Fail FORWARD. Fail AGAIN. Fail EMBARRASINGLY. Fail HUMBLY. Fail WELL. Fail DAILY. Fail BRUTALLY. Fail PAINFULLY. Fail COURAGEOUSLY.

Chunk shots. Miss putts. Hit it into hazards and bunkers. Lose matches and tournaments.

 Just FAIL.

It’s part of the process of improvement.

 When you’re done failing, get up and do it again.

Next time, fail better and soon enough you will be successful.

 We failed at having all of our students reach all their goals. We will surely do it again this week. In hopes of failing better, I’ve posted a new 1-Week Habit Grid. I took feedback from students, our coaches, and my own use of it and hopefully made it better.

Let me know how it goes, hopefully it helps you fail Be Better

So you’re out of school, but still have to do school work online. Maybe you’re in charge of figuring out when you get your classes and work done, when to eat lunch, do physical activity, and practice golf. Thankfully, you have to stay at home so you save a lot of the time you would have spent commuting during a regular day.

Odds are you have a lot more time on your hands, and GET to choose how to spend it.

 By focusing your time on specific daily/weekly tasks, you could come out of this time more physically fit, with improved grades, having read some books or blogs, worked on your short game, and even spent some quality time with your family. Or you could spend the next few weeks sitting on your couch, laying in bed, playing video games, watching 43 YouTube videos in a row, scrolling through Instagram or Snapchat for 6 hours a day, bingeing on 7 seasons of a show on Netflix.

Your choice.

Here are 2 at-home planners that can help you manage these tasks and use your time productively.

The Habit Grid

a.     Choose what you want to accomplish during the next few weeks and write it down at the top. 

b.     Write down on the side what daily or weekly habits you want to make sure you do.

c.      Every time you do one of those things on a daily basis, give yourself a check mark. If you miss a day, or weren’t supposed to do it on that particular, leave it blank.

d.     Get through the grid one day at a time, and see the positive changes you can make in 4 weeks.

e.     Repeat in 4 weeks. 

  168 Hours

a.     Plan out your schedule for the week ahead. This may look similar to the class schedule that you are used to in school, but now you have the choice of what order to take your classes.

b.     Include your daily habits like workout routines, golf practice, reading time, or even making your bed.

c.      Add in some time for those other things like 6 YouTube videos in a row. Just make sure you’re able to set and stick to your limits.

d.     Repeat next week.

Let me know how it goes, hopefully these help you in the next few weeks Be Better.

SM