Process Goals

When you are determined to not move before you see the target, a lot of good things can happen. A lot of great things can line up and take place.

We talk about focus so much, and God knows when you get a chance to go practice, you’re focused and you’re practicing focusing; but, man, I’ll tell you. When you have as a goal that day to not move until you actually see the target clearly, some really good things can happen.

If you went out and shot 60 of the same pair, it really doesn’t matter. What mattered was that you were determined to do something that had to do with process.

Anytime that you have a process goal going into a match, whether it’s “eyes still” or “see it before you move” or “lateral movement” or “being in the breakpoint early” or “keeping your nose on the bird,” any kind of a process goal typically leads to a very consistent, calm performance with very few mental errors.

This is an excerpt from the March 2011 Coaching Hour podcast. You can listen to it and read a written transcript, along with more than 20 years of archived episodes with your Knowledge Vault membership.