How you practice has everything to do with how you play.
That thought is not new, of course. It’s pretty interesting, though, when you check your own experience and notice how true it can be.
Think of two past projects, one that worked well and one that didn’t.
What were the differences between these two experiences in:
1. How specific your goal was?
2. How you prepared or practiced for the experience?
3. What you paid attention to as you did the work: progress or problems, anticipating success or predicting failure?
4. The encouragement and support you had from others?
5. The encouragement and support you showed yourself?
6. The energy and enthusiasm you put into the work, and how you did so?
7. The way you monitored and corrected your progress, if need be?
8. How you celebrated reaching various milestones, if you did?
I’ll share one detail from my own experience.
Sometimes when I’m working on something new, I imagine successfully completing each step, and successfully arriving at the finish line.
What differences do you notice when you compare the successful and less successful projects you completed?
What practices do you notice are most likely to lead you to success consistently?
