8 elements of a successful mindset for sports competition 1. Extreme passion for and joy in whatever you are doing. It should come deeply from within and give you the sense that you would not rather be doing anything else in the world. 2. Superb work ethic and discipline, even when nobody is watching. This allows you to train and grow in the areas needed to improve, and make healthy decisions that support your quest. 3. Resiliency. You need to be able to bounce back quickly when things go wrong rather than get stuck or break. 4. Extreme belief in yourself and your mission and a sense that whenever you compete you will prevail. This can often come and go, but the goal is to have it have it become more permanent. 5. An ability to remain fascinated with and focused on the moment. When concentration is this good, the past is irrelevant and the future is still unknown. All that matters for the focused athlete is the present moment and the challenges presented. 6. Positive energy and stability. This allows an athlete to overcome the many forces that might otherwise lead to emotional chaos. It keeps his or her emotions under control, and keeps the highs lower and the lows higher. Depression, overexcitement, anxiety, anger, and boredom rarely intrude when this stability is reached. 7. A detailed, specific, and action-oriented sense of purpose. Exact goals drive behavior in training and competition. The target is clear and precise, and all energies are directed toward hitting the bulls-eye with proper goal-setting. 8. Ample use of mental rehearsal or imagery before, during, and after competition. The mentally supreme athlete realizes that he or she must play the game 100 times in their mind before stepping out onto the field or court.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:58:27 +0000
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