A goal without a plan is just a wish.
~Larry Elder~
Whether you’re a rookie football official who is ready to take the field for the first time, or you are a NCAA college official who been around the block a time or two already, there’s one critical factor to your success that needs constant tending and updating. And that’s your goals.
Everyone from NFL Referee Mike Carey to the twenty-year-old high school official has dreams and wishes. But until you put a timeline, milestones and measurements to your dream, you’ve got nothing – at least, nothing of value. Sure, a dream is a nice story to think about when you’re falling asleep at night, but dreams don’t get you varsity games, state playoffs, or college scrimmages.
I put this special series of blog posts together because I see too many football officials of all levels getting stuck – not because they don’t have good ideas; not because they lack motivation or smarts; not because they’re won’t roll up their sleeves, but because they simply don’t have good, smart goals. They haven’t set goals and designed strategies that will help them get from where they are today to where they’re dreaming about being tomorrow. Often, the only difference between those who make it happen and those who don’t make it happen is a person’s willingness to set their goals. Period.
You wouldn’t hire a contractor who didn’t have a blueprint for your house. You wouldn’t get on a plane with a pilot who didn’t have an accurate navigational plan to where he was taking you. And you wouldn’t want a barber who didn’t know what your hair was supposed to look like when he was done cutting it. So why would you try to move forward in your officiating career without concrete goals?
If you’ve never set specific goals before, or you’ve had trouble defining your goals in the past, never fear.
Through these blog posts, I’ll teach you:
- why goals are important
- what makes a good goal
- how to keep on track, and
- when to give up the ship.
Now, let’s get going…its all geared towards helping you Be the Best On The Field.
May I ask you where you found the theme for the blog? It looks excellent. I was contemplating of a similar one for my personal blog as well. I especially like the top of the theme. Many thanks in advance!
Comment by Loyd Deveaux — April 11, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Crew Goals
Comment by Kevin Akin — April 11, 2011 at 10:07 am