The competitive spirit is strong in all of us.  We all like to win or achieve our goals.  Sailing is represented at many levels, areas and will take a different priority at certain times within our lives.

Some of us may be fighting for Olympic Glory while others fight for our local youth, adult, club or national championship.  To succeed at any of these levels, to me the principles are exactly the same.  To achieve your goals you must be balanced and well prepared in all areas of sport. 

An easy representation of this is the three legged chair:
 

Before you can perform Jedi mind tricks, I believe you need to start building the skills represented by each leg.  Each area must be well balanced and prepared.  How prepared are you? Are you able to make a list of skills to be developed in each of these three areas?

Once you have each area prepared, only then are you able to sit comfortably on the chair and use psychology to your advantage.  Only then can you perform amazing Yoda feats over your opposition. 

Are you ready to achieve your goals?
Good luck!