#5 Have an Athletic event or goal in your near future. I personally registered for a weightlifting competition a month from now. I'm training hard for this and really don't want to show up and find out I am .5lbs over my weight class! So whether it's a local competition, a 5k holiday race, a winter fundraising hike, or a tennis or pickle ball match --- having a specific date set in the near future where you need to perform can be huge. When everyone around you is eating cookies and egg eggnog those 3+ miles will be in the back of your head whispering the right decisions.
Coach Joe, OUT.