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Do I Have to Set Goals?

May 28, 2012 by swimpsych Leave a Comment
Do we need goals?

If you believe the multitude of success gurus that have sprung up on the web you might believe that setting goals is absolutely essential for performance and happiness. Don’t get me wrong. Goal setting is a very useful skill. Used well it helps focus your energy, think more clearly and build confidence. But goal setting [...]

Filed Under: For Swimmers, Swim Psychology Articles Tagged With: enjoy, fun, goal setting, goals, maturity, performance, perspective, purpose, racing

How to Make Swim Training Less Boring

March 14, 2012 by swimpsych Leave a Comment
Make Training Less Boring

OK, so the title of this post suggests that training is actually boring. That doesn’t mean that it is for me or it should be for you, but training can get to be repetitive and we’ve all probably found it hard to get excited about 8x400s at some point in our lives. There are two basic [...]

Filed Under: For Swimmers, Swim Psychology Articles, Training Tagged With: boredom, challenge, emotion, enjoyment, focus, fun, goals, psychology, stimulation, swimmer, swimming, training

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