WIN or lose at a big event, there must have
been mistakes made. So it’s important to
attribute your result to the correct causes.
Apart from helping to understanding the
reasons for a particular outcome, correct
attributions also influence your motivation to
continue and to do better next time.
Those who attribute a good result to luck
or external factors will be less motivated to
continue. And naturally, if you know a bad
result was from luck or bad fortune, the dent
to your self-confidence will be limited and
you will be keen to make amends.
Those who attribute a win to skill and
innate ability are motivated to do it again
because it makes them feel great.
Typically (and maybe rightly), there’s a
degree of self-serving bias on attributing
outcomes: we like to embrace internal36
REVIEW
AUSTRALIAN SAILING (^) + YACHTING
APRIL-MAY 2015 MYSAILING.COM.AU
Every boat is on
the same tack a few
minutes after the
start of this race at
the Miami World
Cup, suggesting a
big persistent left
hand shift and limited
prospects if you’re on
the wrong side.
MICHAEL
BLACKBURN
EXPLAINS
HOW TO DO
A FULL 360°
REVIEW AFTER A
REGAT TA.
PERFORMANCE