A couple of sports I get involved in are cross-country skiing and cycling. These two sports have something in common; races can often involve climbing hills at a high effort. One of the things that differentiates the real racers from the others is that they have trained themselves to extend their effort. For most of us, when we are on a hill, because it hurts so much to drag ourselves up steep slopes, as the gradient relents as the summit approaches we tend to relax our effort, thankful that the pain will soon be over. Real racers will do the opposite - as the slope eases you will see them change up a gear and keep the intensity high until they have gone over the summit and are on the downward slope. By doing this they can demoralise their rivals while also putting valuable metres between themselves and the rest of the pack.
And this is my tip for today:
Tip 24: Put the effort in all the way over the hill
What I mean is, just because you can see the end of your goal in sight, do not relax. Do not settle for second best or for 'It's near enough, that'll do'. Being average is not what you set out to do when you first set yourself your goal. Instead of relaxing, use the motivation of seeing the end in sight to put in extra effort. Go for broke and as the Americans say, 'Leave nothing in the locker room'. You don't have to be perfect, but you don't have to be average either. Try settling for excellence.
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