MESSAGE #1307 TRY THIS DIET…
Confidence is one of the keys to success. There are many sources of confidence, such as hard work, body language, past achievements, etc.
Try giving yourself a steady diet of positive thoughts and affirmations, throughout your day, and especially during competition. You get what you focus on, but unfortunately, most people focus on the negative, or what they don’t want to happen.
Here are some sample affirmations:
“I am a confident athlete who goes all-out, whether I feel like it or not, and inspires others to do the same.”
“When the pressure is greatest, I love competition the most.”
Your affirmations:
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MESSAGE #1290 HOW TO PLAY YOUR BEST GAME
Let’s face it, most people play a reactionary game.
When they play well, they react positively.
When they play poorly, they react negatively.
The champions create how they play.
Here’s a great exercise to help you play your best game more often:
1. Think of a past great performance.
2. On an index card, write down what you did well during that performance.
3. Write down what you were focusing on.
4. Write down how you were feeling.
5. Write down what type of body language you had.
6. Keep that index card in your bag.
7. Read it before you practice or compete.
8. Then go out and duplicate that performance.
MESSAGE #1281 AN EXERCISE
Do you remember a time when you performed REALLY well?
Perhaps you were playing tennis and you could not miss, or you were working and had unbelievable focus, or you were performing a violin recital and nailed it.
Here’s your assignment:
Go back in time to when you were performing at your peak. Write down:
1. Where you were
2. What you were feeling
3. What you were thinking
4. Smells
5. Sounds
6. What your body language was
After doing this exercise, you now have a model of success. Go to this model when things aren’t going so well. Read it and re-create it.
Better yet, create a voice memo on your phone and listen to it whenever you are in a slump.
Slumps are part of life, you can’t control that.
The only thing you can control is HOW YOU REACT TO THEM.
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MESSAGE #1280 WHAT I LIKE TO WATCH
Obviously I like sports.
I like playing sports and I like watching sports.
But I’m not one of those guys that has Sports Center on at my house 24/7.
There is, however, something that I can’t watch enough of…
Upsets in sports.
The Davids beating the Goliaths.
I love watching the little guys beat the big guys.
Why?
Because it shows that anything can happen.
It’s not the better player or team that wins, it’s the player or team that plays better that wins.
Yesterday at the Australian Open, fourth-seed, Robin Soderling of Sweden lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
On paper, Soderling should have won, but he didn’t.
Upsets are part of sports (and life) but many people are defeated before the competition even begins. They think, “Oh, he will probably win.” or “There is no way that team will lose.”
There is a way and it is possible.
So the next time you are the underdog and you come up against a tough opponent, a tough customer, or a tough situation, remember that anything can happen.
And go all-out!
MESSAGE #1279 WHAT DIRECTION ARE YOU HEADED?
“The distance one goes is not as important as the direction.”
-author unknown
How hard you work does not matter if you are doing the wrong things.
How are you practicing?
How are you studying?
How are you working?
There is a big difference between movement and progress.
If you know where you want to go, just keep doing the things that will help you get there.
Buddha said:
“If we are heading in the right direction, all we must do is keep walking.”
MESSAGE #1276 ARE YOU A GENIUS?
The definition of a genius:
A person who aims at something no one else can see and hits it.
MESSAGE #1260 THE WORLD’S SHORTEST SAD STORY
Once upon a time a young boy said to his family, “I want to do great things in this world; I know I can.”
Then, an old man said to his family, “I wish I had done great things in this world; I wish I did.”
End of story.
Why is this story so sad?
Because the young boy and the old man were the same person.
At the end of your life, do you want to say, “I wish I had” or “I’m glad I did”?
I think we all know the answer.
You can also apply this mindset to each and every day. Each and every practice. Each and every game.
At the end of the day, or at the end of the game, take the mental toughness test.
You pass the test if you say:
“I’m glad I did.”
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