Positive Athlete Journal Drill August 27 & 28, 2008

Each day we will prepare our minds for becoming a postive athelete. Much of what we do is based on mental frameworks or mindsets. We want to develop a mindset for becoming successful athletes. During the season, we will work on mindsets that address attitude, responsibility, self-image, character, leadership and goals. Each day we will have a vocabulary word and a short discussion around the word. Research shows that by improving our vocabulary we can improve our IQ. Who doesn't want to do that? So, let's get started.

We will work the following topic over the next two days.

August 27

The word of the day is "perseverance-to persist in a state of opposition or discouragement."

Review the definition given here, then in your journal write down the word "perseverance" and use it in a sentence.


"There is no failure in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really unsurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose." - Kin Hubbard

1. How do you define persistence and determination?


August 28

2. Give an example of someone in your life or someone you know in which success resulted from presistance.

3. Give an example of someone in your life or someone you know in which failure to reach a goal resulted from a lack of persistence.