Why Consistency Beats Motivation
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Motivation comes and goes; habits produce development.
By Phil "CoachRose" Rose — Founder & Director of Sports, UK PE Group — part of the CoachRose Insights Young Athlete Development series.
Motivation is a feeling. It comes and goes. Consistency is a habit — and habits are what produce development.
The athletes who improve most are rarely the ones who feel brilliant every day. They are the ones who keep turning up: warming up properly, practising technique, listening, making corrections, recovering, and doing it again next week.
You don’t need to feel motivated every day. You need to keep showing up.
Develop the Athlete. Develop the Person. — UK PE Group
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