New Goals

By. T. Fakhoury

New beginnings in sports are normally awaited by a surge of excitement and potential, whether it involves athletes exploring a new part of their careers with different teams or a new environment. Some athletes take this time to discover new places or bigger opportunities, others take time to set new goals. 

Sophie Carrigill, captain of the British women’s wheelchair basketball team says that setting resolutions is a way to start the year on a postive note, even if you end up not sticking to them. Many say that goals are fundamental, because if you don’t have a goal to achieve, you don’t know what you are aiming for. Goals provide you with a sense of direction and purpose to keep working while always pushing you to do your best. Once you complete your goals, there is no feeling that beats that accomplishment. 

Goals are not only for athletes but they can be used in your day-to-day life as well. According to a study only 3% of the population set goals and only 1% write their goals down, in addition to that, 5% of those 1%, will re-write their goals daily. 

By the end of the year, 92% of people who’ve set New Year’s resolutions will have failed to achieve their goals. The point here is to show how goals are isignificant in daily life. More people should start setting goals, so if you read this, try setting 5 goals for the end of the year, or the term, and write them down. As days go by, re-look at them every morning and night, by then you will see how goals are important for improvements not only in sports but in everyday life.

It’s you vs. you! Start now.