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💭 When Goals Change: Growth and Purpose

💭 When Goals Change: Growth and Purpose

Goals aren’t meant to stay the same, they grow as you grow. Learn how to reflect, reset, and align your purpose to become the athlete you’re meant to be.

October 21, 2025

📰 COLLEGIATE ELITES WEEKLY

Issue 019 — October 21, 2025

Most athletes set goals, but few stop to ask if those goals still fit who they’re becoming.

As you train, grow, and gain experience, your goals should evolve too.
Because the same target that once pushed you might one day hold you back.

Growth isn’t just hitting goals, it’s learning when to update them.

🔄 THE EVOLUTION OF GOALS

Goals aren’t meant to stay the same forever, they’re meant to grow with you. Your goals should reflect who you are right now, not who you were last season.

When you first start out, your goal might be making the team.
A year later, it might be earning a starting spot.
Then, it becomes leading the team.
Eventually, maybe it’s helping others get where you were.

That’s not losing focus, that’s progress.

💭 PURPOSE CHECK: WHY DOES YOUR GOAL EXIST?

Before you reset your goals, pause and ask: What’s the purpose behind it?

Is it to prove something?
To improve something?
To grow into something?

Because the why drives the how.

If your reason is weak, your commitment will be too.
But when your “why” is strong, even bad days make sense.

🗣️ Purpose fuels consistency. Without it, goals can fade fast.

🧩 REASSESS. RESET. REBUILD

Elite athletes don’t just train, they reflect.

Here’s a simple 3-step reset to make sure your goals still fit your direction:

REASSESS: What’s changed since you set this goal?
New skills? New priorities? New challenges?
RESET: Does this goal still inspire you?
If not, adjust it. Stretch it. Redefine it.
REBUILD: What habits or mindset shifts support your new focus?
Maybe that means more precision, a sharper focus.
Channeling your drive toward what truly matters.

Resetting goals isn’t starting over, it’s staying aligned.

🧠 Pro Tip: Don’t wait for the offseason to rethink your goals. Every few weeks, take five minutes to ask yourself:

“Does this still matter to me?”
“Does this challenge match where I’m at now?”

That small check-in can be the difference between going through the motions and growing with intention.

🎯 FINAL THOUGHT

Your goals should move as you evolve and grow as an athlete. The best athletes don’t just chase goals, they update them to align with where they’re at in their journey.

Stay curious. Stay aligned. Keep evolving.

✅ TAKE ACTION

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🧠 Goals aren’t just things to check off, they’re tools to grow.

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