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There may be times in our lives when we want to be further ahead than we are. Here’s an action step that will help you move forward:

When are we at our strongest, our most confident, our most powerful? Is it when we are doing nothing to help ourselves? Probably not.

Yes, it’s good to take a well-earned break and enjoy the rest and relaxation of time off. It’s interesting, however, that after a huge amount of time out and relaxation, our brains get bored. We start to want to have things to do. It’s simply human nature to want to take action, make progress, and get results.

Now we are developing the concept of fanning the flames of your success. You could fan the flames by taking action, such as getting to the rink more often or practicing against harder opponents to improve your shooting accuracy. You could set your determination on fire and plan your social life around hockey, to make the most of every minute on the ice. Action in the right direction creates results.

Is there more to success than this? Absolutely. Here is a very simple equation that I show my players. It illustrates the two key qualities that appear time and again in successful hockey players.