Another reason I knew “The Weight” was getting to me…
I was leaving the gym during my personal workout to take phone calls.
If I heard bad news on the phone call, I’d just leave the gym altogether and go home.
I was working on “team stuff” all the time. At the gym. At 11 pm some nights when I should have just gone to bed.
I was trained in school as a human performance coach, I knew the value of sleep but wasn’t “doing it.”
This brief section about Doc Rivers in The Tough Stuff paints a similar picture.
Coaching will be all-encompassing at times, but we must ask ourselves whether it needs to be that way all the time? Is your team going to run 21 Down Twist better because you’re thinking about it during your daughter’s ballet recital, or will your team improve more by you being present in your daughter’s life?
I was a slave to my job and emotionally scrambled eggs. I wasn’t even taking care of myself anymore. On my list of responsibilities, Drew Carlson was last on the list and on some days… Not even on the list.
Which raises an interesting question: Where are you on your list of responsibilities?
If you’re not high enough on your own priority list — or for some of you, not on it at all — that’s an issue. It’s not a time issue. It’s not an energy issue. It’s a decision-making issue.
-Brian Kight DD
I knew the importance of blocking time for myself but didn’t practice it. Another misalignment in my personal fabric. I needed to “decide” to make myself a priority. Something I am better at today.
You’re not above what you educate your athletes on. You’re not above the laws of nature, sleep, human health, etc.
Value your time.
Block off periods for workouts, quality meals, and a nap. (if you’re into naps)
Let your players know you’re a human being too and you don’t want to be reached after a certain time in the evening. Be hard and fast with it. They’ll respect your boundaries if you establish some. Note: you have to establish them
If someone says they are going to call you at 3 pm and they don’t call by 3:05, get on with your day. Don’t wait around and be a slave to them. Your life is important too. Get back to them on your own time if they don’t value your established time frame.
Create boundaries.
Make time for yourself.
Invest in “your time.” Think, train, eat well, sleep, decompress, meditate, laugh