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Goal Setting...

Goal setting is perhaps the one single discipline that sets the professional sailor apart from the keen enthusiast. If you are really serious about improving your sailing, then learning how to set goals is a habit that you must develop. Oh no, but that means: writing stuff down! Oh yes, that's exactly what it involves! But it's really not that painful, and the more you do it, the more addictive it becomes.


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