Who are in Your Fab 5?
Take a moment now to list the five individuals you spend the most time with that are somehow related to the sport you play. These could be fellow teammates, competitors, coaches or friends with whom you work on your strength and conditioning together, even if they don’t happen to play the sport you play.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
Now rank these individuals on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being excellent and 1 being poor, in each of the categories below.
Person 1 - __________________________
Work Ethic (1-10) __________
Athletic Talent (1-10) __________
Positive Attitude (1-10) __________
Growth Mindset (1-10) __________
Eats Healthy Diet (1-10) __________
Gets Proper Rest (1-10) __________
Person 2 - __________________________
Work Ethic (1-10) __________
Athletic Talent (1-10) __________
Positive Attitude (1-10) __________
Growth Mindset (1-10) __________
Eats Healthy Diet (1-10) __________
Gets Proper Rest (1-10) __________
Person 3 - __________________________
Work Ethic (1-10) __________
Athletic Talent (1-10) __________
Positive Attitude (1-10) __________
Growth Mindset (1-10) __________
Eats Healthy Diet (1-10) __________
Gets Proper Rest (1-10) __________
Person 4 - __________________________
Work Ethic (1-10) __________
Athletic Talent (1-10) __________
Positive Attitude (1-10) __________
Growth Mindset (1-10) __________
Eats Healthy Diet (1-10) __________
Gets Proper Rest (1-10) __________
Person 5 - __________________________
Work Ethic (1-10) __________
Athletic Talent (1-10) __________
Positive Attitude (1-10) __________
Growth Mindset (1-10) __________
Eats Healthy Diet (1-10) __________
Gets Proper Rest (1-10) __________
Next take a moment to honestly rank yourself in each of these categories. Perhaps also ask the people that know you well and will give you an honest answer to rate you as well. This is a way to check to see if the perception you have of yourself is accurate or not.
Me:
Work Ethic (1-10) __________
Athletic Talent (1-10) __________
Positive Attitude (1-10) __________
Growth Mindset (1-10) __________
Eats Healthy Diet (1-10) __________
Gets Proper Rest (1-10) __________
Now compare your scores with those of the five individuals with whom you are spending the most time.
Are your scores at or below the other individuals you listed? If so, great!
Or are your scores higher than the other individuals you listed? If so, be careful!
Why, because…
“You become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn
“After 25 years of research, the choice of a reference group is more important in determining your success or failure, than any other single factor.” – David McCleland, Human Performance Expert, Harvard University
Who you spend time with is critically important to your success!
If the people you are spending time with are always finding excuses to not practice, complain about everything, eat poorly, don’t get enough sleep, etc., no matter how hard you try, you will slowly drift in that direction.
On the other hand, if the people you are spending time with spend more time and work extra hard in practice, have great attitudes, eat an excellent diet, get the proper amount of rest, etc., again, no matter how hard you try, you will slowly drift in that direction too.
Based on the analysis you did above, are there any individuals you need to spend less time with in order to reach your greatest potential in your sport? If so, evaluate the other individuals on your team, your friends, coaches and competitors. Do any of them have 8s, 9s or 10s in the areas above? For those are the individuals you need to start spending more time with instead to continue to advance your skills and achieve higher levels of success.
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