PerforMind [Performance + Mindset] Managing Failure

PerforMind – Managing Failure

PerforMind (Performance + Mind) is a podcast series about terms and performance in business and in sport.

Today, I want to talk briefly about failure and how we cope with it. Recently, I challenged myself with a rowing program: a warm-up followed by two 2000-meter efforts on the indoor rowing machine. I knew my target should be around 2 minutes per 500 meters, or about 8 minutes per effort, with a 4-minute recovery between. After warming up, I set off, and though my first attempt was just outside my target, I pushed through. It was tough, but I got it done…