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Becoming an Olympic champion is the highest achievement in sports. However, only a few people can achieve this goal. So how do Olympians reach their goals? You’ll find out as you read these key points that share inspiring strategies from a gold medal-winning rower on the British team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Whether you’re an athlete or entrepreneur, the lessons learned by this team of athletes can help you realize your own goals. In these key points, you’ll learn how to break down lofty goals into more manageable pieces and find motivation when times get tough.

In these key points, we will learn: 1) one lofty goal can be broken down into four smaller parts; 2) why daydreaming is never a waste of time; 3) what steps are necessary when things are difficult for us.

Big Idea #1: Olympians divide goals into four layers: the crazy, the concrete, the control and the everyday.

If you want to be successful in life, as well as in sports, then it’s important to set clear goals. Having a clear goal can help focus your energy and allow you to learn and evolve as an individual.

Olympians set goals in four layers. The first layer is the crazy layer, which consists of dreams that are impossible to achieve or highly unlikely. Next, there’s the concrete layer, where they identify one or two specific things they want to accomplish and make them actionable steps. Then comes the control layer, where Olympians decide how much time and energy they’re willing to commit toward achieving their goals. Finally, there’s the everyday layer, which is basically just maintenance mode for your goal.

The crazy layer is where you can be bold and even excessive. These are the goals that light up your imagination, not stuff on a to-do list. The author’s goal was to win gold at the Olympics! However, you need structure and a way to measure progress in order for this layer to work. For example, you could turn that Olympic goal into something more concrete like rowing 2000 meters in five minutes 18 seconds—a world record pace.

While the concrete layer is important, it’s not always under your control. The control layer helps you identify exactly what you can control when working toward success. For example, while you can’t control the weather or speed of your competitors, you can control how much practice time you put in.

Finally, the everyday layer outlines the daily tasks you need to do for achieving your crazy layer goal. For example, on Mondays you could complete 20 bench presses in five minutes. On Tuesdays, you could make sure to row with teammates for at least one hour and so on throughout the week.

It’s best to make a plan that is flexible and adaptable.

Big Idea #2: To stay on track you need to make the path to your goal entertaining; don’t forget to daydream!

A restrictive diet is difficult to stick with, and many people give up on it. When they do this, they are often hungry and frustrated.

Ever tried sticking to a restrictive diet? Too often dieters find it easy to throw in the towel and raid the refrigerator, hungry and frustrated.

Giving up the things you enjoy eating can make you feel miserable. Therefore, it’s important to find a path toward your goal that entertains you and makes you happy.

If your goal doesn’t excite you, then there is a good chance that you won’t reach it. If you lose motivation halfway through the process, then it will be difficult to complete your goal. The author’s friends wanted to get fit and knew they would have to make their goals more exciting if they really wanted them. They took pole dancing classes because it was fun and got in shape too!