Okay. So, here’s the thing.

In an ideal world, every athlete you coach would show up to each practice thinking “_____ is what I want to work on and _____ how I’m going to do it”. And in that perfect little world, refs don’t make bad calls.

Now go with me here. Try to imagine an even more perfect world where before all your athletes went to bed, they would think about what can be learned from their challenges and even plan out how they want to be better tomorrow. Once again, that world only exists in a place where parents never try to interfere with your coaching decisions.

Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world. But what if we had the tools to create one? What if a simple journal could help athletes reach a higher level?

Over years I’ve spent a lot of time observing both the great and the average athletes. I’ve played with both, coached both, and even seen myself fall into both categories. With all this observation and pondering, I have come to a valuable, although not profound, conclusion.

THERE ARE SOME ATHLETES WHO JUST “GET IT”.

These are the ones who almost instinctively wake up each day, know how they are going to get better and take action (without you saying a single word). They walk into every practice, rep’s session, team lift, or 1-on-1 meeting with a goal in mind. And when things aren’t going their way, they take stock of their situation and figure it out. They learn from their mistakes, their setbacks, and they battle back from adversity. Unfortunately, these athletes are rare. And for that matter, these types of people are rare. The vast majority of us are a lot better at staying comfortable. And I mean who can blame us, it’s hardwired in us to avoid pain and seek out comfort.

But…

What if there was something that could bring all that out of your everyday athlete? What if there was a tool you could give to your athletes that would help them wake up each day with a renewed sense of purpose and a clear direction?

Would that not create a “perfect world” for you as a coach?

This is why I created The Daily Athlete Journal. A simplified, structured, and streamlined way for your athletes to cultivate awareness, passion, and a clear understanding of what they want to accomplish.

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MESSENGER

The Daily Athlete Journal is a simplified way to narrow attention and harness discipline towards what matters most. It’s designed to help set up the day with purpose and the review it with an intentional mindset. By taking the principles of daily goal setting and reflection, athletes can literally write their own path to peak performance.

What’s inside:

  • 4 months of daily journaling pages
  • Weekly challenges
  • Goal setting worksheets
  • Future planning worksheets
  • Goal setting for competition
  • Mental training resources

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When athletes first use the journal, they'll be guided through some important principles:

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Taking these beginning steps before using the journal ensures that each athlete wakes up each day with intention and an overall understanding of why their daily efforts are worthwhile. When we can figure out where we are going, the HOW becomes that much more clear and meaningful.

HOW THE DAILY ATHLETE JOURNAL WORKS

The journal is divided up into two sections: a morning routine and then an evening routine.

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MORNING ROUTINE

Between waking up and heading off to your first task you have a prime opportunity to think about how you’d like to spend your day. By aligning yourself with what you are grateful for and then sorting out the day’s most important actions, you will ensure that you are moving in a direction that coincides with your goals and values.

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EVENING ROUTINE

Your evening is a perfect time to evaluate your day and then contemplate how you could improve for tomorrow. Without some form of reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. This section allows you to review your day; reflect on the good, the bad, and how you got better from both.

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THE DAILY LAYOUT

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Everyone knows you can't judge a book by its cover, however, you can from the first few pages. So be our guest and take a peak.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is The Daily Athlete Journal?

The Daily Athlete Journal is a simplified way to narrow attention and harness discipline towards what matters most. It’s designed to help set up the day with purpose and the review it with an intentional mindset. By taking the principles of daily goal setting and reflection, athletes can literally write their own path to peak performance.

How do I know if the journal will help me?

Are you finding that you can go for entire weeks and months of simply “going through the motions” in your training?

Have you ever struggled to create a plan that helps you achieve your goals on a daily basis?

Do you wish you had the discipline to execute on your goals and take action consistently?

Are you constantly finding yourself frustrated by the small obstacles that get in your way?

If you answered yes to one, two, three, or all four of the above, then allow The  Daily Athlete Journal to guide you by enhancing your goal focus, strengthing your habits, reinvigorating your love for your sport, and ensuring that you are prepared for any opportunity.

Who is it for?

This journal is for the anyone who is…

  • Sick of making goals and seeing them fall through.
  • Tired of putting in long hours and not reaping more benefits.
  • Done with being passed over because they lack discipline.
  • Wishing they were more consistent.
  • Looking for ways to make the most out their training.
  • Wanting to take ownership of their routine.
  • Ready to take their game to the next level.

And who shouldn’t use it?

People who are…

  • Happy with being average.
  • Waiting for someone to hand them an opportunity.
  • Looking to blame others for their mistakes.
  • Content with underachievement.

How will a journal help me?

When you take the time to plan your day in the morning and review how it went in the evening, you are giving yourself one the greatest gifts possible; a chance to reset and refocus. Why is this such a valuable gift?

Well, in this world of constant noise, endless distractions, and ongoing obstacles, it can be very easy to get caught up in everything and lose sight of what matters. Often it’s not until we reach the end of a long season or New Year’s Eve that we begin to question how things got to their current state. We vow to be better and make some serious changes, but typically by this point, the damage has been done. It’s too late, and your opportunities have passed.

Through a daily journaling practice, you give yourself a chance to avoid this mistake. Every single day you are given the opportunity to plan and rethink how you can be better. You don’t run the risk of taking it easy because you always have something small to focus on. You can comfortably look back on the past and know that the majority of them were spent on focusing on the things that truly matter to you.

Where does the journal ship?

The Daily Athlete Journal can be shipped anywhere within North America as well as Europe and the UK.

If you don’t see your country listed when shipping, please send us an email and we can find a way to work something out.

Are there any other versions of the journal?

Yes, we actually have another variation of the journal which is our “Training Edition“. This is more so designed for younger athletes who have other focuses such as school, homework, or other extracurricular activities. Instead of aiming to plan out the entire day this journal focuses primarily on each training session.

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What if I want journals for my sports camp?

That’s a great question! Often coaches want to give out the journals to athletes at their camps, but would rather offer them a sample version (just to get a taste). For this reason, we offer 1-month trial versions of the journal that can be ordered in quantities above 20.

If you are interested in finding out more or ordering these for an upcoming camp, please email derek@dailyathlete.life

The Daily Athlete Journal: Training Edition

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Here are some reviews from athletes and coaches:

The Daily Athlete Journal was the first time that I did a morning and evening review. It has helped me keep my focus on what is really important and to accomplish those things throughout the day. I would set very realistic actions that I normally have a hard time doing that would push me towards my goals (ie. drinking 5L of water). Then at the end of the day, you can reflect to see what you accomplished and what you still need to work on. The journal helped me make small incremental improvements towards the type of athlete and person I want to be.

Rudy Verhoeff

Volleyball, Olympian, Hypo Tirol AlpenVolleyball, Austria
Daily Athlete is an invaluable resource that helps athletes focus on the process of improvement each and every day. It challenges athletes to set goals and brings clarity to what they need to do daily to become their best. I especially value that this resource not only helps athletes, but more importantly, it is also an amazing tool to help athletes become better leaders, and build leadership skills that transcend volleyball.

Bryan Gee

Ducks Volleyball Coach, NOW Camp Director
I had never journaled before in my career but I had heard of the benefits from other players, so I came into it with an open mind. And… I loved it!!! I found the biggest benefit for me came from actually putting pen to paper. This made me get past just having thoughts and towards putting those thoughts into actions. I found I was better prepared mentally and emotionally going into practices and from that, I felt like I had accomplished more when practice was finished. I definitely recommend other athletes pick up this journal and give it a try. I strongly believe this is a tool that can help take athletes to new heights in their performance.

Nick Del Bianco

Volleyball, LUC Volleyball, Switzerland
Being a professional athlete is a grind. Day in and day out I’m putting my body through physical exertion, leading to mental and emotional fatigue as well. No matter what, I’m putting my body through this stress, and the hours of training. Why not get more out of my efforts? The Daily Athlete Journal has helped me be more focused in my training sessions, more disciplined in nutrition, and a happier person. Starting my day out with gratitude puts me in the right mindset of being grateful for all that I have, but the motivation and desire to get after my goals and win the day. Sometimes I don’t win the day, but if I lose I don’t lose the lesson. The journal helps give me peace of mind at the end of a long day. I find putting my thoughts down on paper helps me let it go, take a breath, and regroup for what tomorrow has to offer.

Alicia Perrin

Volleyball, Canadian National Team, USMP, Peru

We introduced Daily Athlete tools into our 18U program and they absolutely loved it. It was an integral part of our mental work this season.

Christophe Elek

Coach, Scarborough Titans 18U (Volleyball)
The daily athlete journal has allowed me to reflect on my training in a way that enables me to work during practice with more intent, and to let go of volleyball during the moments I am not on the court. It has helped me let go of judgement of myself and my performance by gaining perspective. This is a tool that has helped me to dissect what went right or wrong during practice, and helped me return the next day with a clear purpose in mind as each day there is a lesson to learn no matter how big or small.

Shanice Marcelle

Pro Beach Volleyball, Team Canada
As a person with many different thoughts running through my mind at once, I found the daily athlete journal to be helpful in a way that helped me to have a main focus throughout the day and left me with a positive way of looking at things. Each morning and evening I set aside time to reflect on my goals and actions that were helping me to reach my long-term goals. The Daily Athlete journal helped to slow my mind down, to think each day what I’m grateful for and to simplify what I wanted to accomplish in my day.

Kristen Moncks

Volleyball, Canadian National Team, Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, Philippines
Journaling for me stands out as one of the most important steps today when trying to achieve excellence in sport. Often people focus on the Physical side of the sport but journaling has helped me unlock hidden potential on the mental side of sport. The Daily Athlete Journal has helped me keep a daily tab of my emotions and through that process, it has allowed me to understand myself and how I play best in my sport. Using the Daily Athlete Journal has become just as important a daily routine as eating a good meal or getting a good sleep. Once a day will change the way you play and approach your sport. If you are looking to go from being good to great and want to achieve the highest level in sport you have to look no further than the Daily Athlete Journal.

Blake Scheerhoorn

Volleyball, Canadian National Team, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, Poland
The Daily Athlete Journal is a tool that once you start, you can never go without. Personally, it was so valuable to have a space where I could write down my goals for the day and reflect on them in the evening. Having taken time to get into this morning routine, throughout the day I often remind myself of the smaller, more specific goals I had made, as to not get discouraged when I wasn’t performing in a different skillset. It would dial me back into my daily goals that I had set and therefore after a practice had finished, would feel more accomplished (with room to grow the next day). I also believe that practicing gratitude has immense positive benefits for us as athletes and humans in general. Having a space to write and reflect these things keeps you humble and sets you up for a healthier and happier day. I would recommend this journal to any player whether just starting out on your volleyball journey or those playing abroad that are willing to put in the effort to take their game to the next level. It’s a complete game changer and with only a few minutes a day, it can drastically improve your mental and physical performance.

Kyla Richey

Volleyball, Canadian National Team
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