For some reason we as former athletes lose sight of this key thing that contributes to what we expect out of life.
We lose sight of sowing and reaping.
Like a farm, we spend time planting seeds, watering those seeds, giving them what they need to grow, then reaping ten times the benefits.
But in life we expect to have it all figured out and for everything to come faster than it can.
How long did it take us to get good at our sport?
Years? Decades?
We showed up, put in the work, and didn’t need the results right away.
Where did that go?
We can’t plant the seeds in our life and expect to reap the next day.
There need to be points of growth, of challenges, of difficulty, in order for something to grow in our life.
Committing to the process of growing and what that process entails is the whole game.
Finding out how to be better and growing through challenges will never go away.
We just need to set ourselves in the direction of success when we become a former athlete and face this life.
What sowing looks like now (run this week)
Pick three plots: Body / Skills / Relationships.
One seed each. Keep it small enough to repeat.
Water daily:
Body — 20 minutes of movement or sleep on purpose.
Skills — one page, one drill, or one shipped artifact.
Relationships — one honest message, one ask, or one act of help.
Protect seasons:
Give each seed 4 weeks before judging. Track with a pen. Reap later, not tomorrow.
Expect weather:
Hard days are rain and wind. Not failure. Growth needs it.
Harvest honestly:
Fridays: Win / Lesson / Keep. Sundays: adjust the plan, plant again.
Grass doesn’t sprint out of the dirt.
It pushes.
A little more, every day.
Master Your Next Season through committing to the growth that will compound.