The Championship Week Mindset: ​Every Day is Game Day - By Coach Mikki

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When you step into a championship week as a coach, player, or even a fan, there’s a different energy in the air. The stakes are higher. Every decision, every rep, every moment matters. But here’s the secret most people miss is every week of your life has the potential to be a championship week.
It all comes down to your mindset.
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The Difference Between Ordinary Weeks and Championship Weeks 
Championship week doesn’t sneak up on you.  You prepare for it all season. Your focus sharpens. The intensity rises. Film study gets deeper. Practices become crisper. Nutrition, sleep, mindset and everything locks in because there’s no room for sloppy execution.

What if we treated every single week with that level of intentionality?
What if we stepped into every Monday like we were prepping for the biggest game of our lives?

Championship Week Starts with Your Monday Kickoff
When the whistle blows on Monday morning, most people jog onto the field half-asleep just trying to survive the day. Playing defense by warding off anything that may require effort outside the norm.

If you want to succeed and be a unstoppable.  Champions play offense.
They take control from the first snap.
This week, I want you to ask yourself:
  🏈What’s my game plan for the week?
 🏈 What are my non-negotiable “winning plays” I need to execute every day?
 🏈Who do I need on my team to help me win this week?

A winning week doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a choice, then an action.

Preparation = Separation
Championship teams aren’t made on game day they’re built during the daily grind of preparation.
The same goes for your success this week. The more intentional you are with your preparation;
your schedule, your mindset, your habits! , the more you separate yourself from the competition whether that’s your old habits, your excuses, or even your doubters the more successful you will become. 
🏈Start Reflecting on what worked (or didn’t) last week and make adjustments. 
🏈What daily habits will move you closer to your goals?
🏈What’s your biggest win this week  the one thing you’ll fight for no matter what?

Championship teams don’t wait for Friday night lights to show up. They bring championship energy to every single practice because they know greatness isn’t built in the spotlight; it’s built in the shadows.
This week, I challenge you to:
🏈 Show up to every meeting, every task, every challenge like it’s game time.
🏈 Prepare like you’re about to play for the title.
🏈 Execute like the scoreboard is watching — because it is (and so are your goals).
🏈 Celebrate the small wins, because even a first down counts.

Champions aren’t born they’re built. And they’re built in the choices you make on Mondays when no one’s cheering, the choices you make when you’re tired, the choices you make when you could cut corners but you don’t.
Ask yourself:
🏈 Am I waiting for the week to happen to me?
🏈 Or am I calling the first play?
🏈What’s the one WIN you absolutely have to walk away with this week?

This week isn’t just another week.
It’s your championship week. So lace up, strap in, and go win the day  one play at a time.

The difference isn’t magic... it’s mindset.

Start Strong - Finish Strong - Dominate Everything In Between!. Coach Mikki