The Problem With outcome Goals
My (Damon Burton's) epiphany about the complexity of goal setting came in my final year as a high school basketball coach. The community’s expectations were high: "Best team since the state championship club 5 years ago," said the regulars at the drugstore. Conference coaches made us the preseason favorite and I caught the fever, loo, fully expecting this team to bring our community another state title. However, because was concerned that these lofty expectations would breed overconfidence and complacency, our team set only one goal for the season-to win the Central Prairie League Championship.