Start the Year Like a Pro Athlete: The Off-Season Playbook for Professionals

Athletes treat the off-season with strategic intent. It’s where real performance gains happen. Professionals can use the same model.

Here’s the playbook:

1. Rebuild Your Foundation

Athletes start with movement, sleep, recovery, and mental reset.

Professionals need the same: simplify commitments, clean up your schedule, tighten routines, eliminate distractions.

2. Study the Game Film

Review your past year as if you were a high performance coach:

• What consistently worked?

• What repeatedly derailed you?

• What small adjustments would change everything?

3. Set Training Blocks, Not Resolutions

Athletes don’t “resolve” to improve. They schedule intentional blocks of training.

Try 4–6 week focus phases for:

• deep work

• learning

• business development

• health

• relationships

4. Build Your Support Team

No athlete succeeds alone.

Your team may include a mentor, coach, trainer, therapist, partner, or accountability partner.

5. Prepare for Game Speed

January routines become April performance and October results.

Start the year like a pro with structure, intention, and a plan to peak when it matters.

Helping you Thrive,

Judy

Founder, Selby Strategies

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