To crown a champion in the NBA, MLB, and NHL, it takes a 7 game series. The first team to win 4 games raises the trophy.

This week is your 7-game series.

You only have to win 4 out of 7 days to win the week. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to go 7-for-7. You just have to win more than you lose.

Here's the wild part. Break a year down into 52 weeks and just focus on winning 4 days a week. Winning behavior suddenly looks a lot more attainable. Instead of chasing a perfect 365, you just need 208 good days in a year.

You could keep expecting perfection out of yourself and coming up short every time. You could stay stuck in park because the idea of winning every single day feels impossible.

I don’t know exactly what a winning day looks like for you. But I know a losing day includes no forward action. I know it includes only doing things where you are comfortable.

This week is your World Series. Just focus on winning 4 out of 7 days, and watch what happens.

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