Most of us are trying to move somewhere. For me in particular it's in the realm of helping athletes maximize their potential by accessing and overcoming mental blocks in performance. Sure I have my own goals to maximize my potential, climb a mountain or two or surf bigger waves, haha, but for the purposes of this blog it's about how to help YOU not ME.
If you want to get somewhere, achieve, finish higher, win more, you Must first deal with YOU. You can not get to where you want to go until you first figure who you are and what you are about. Do you get scared and freeze up when the game is tight or the stakes are high? Or perhaps you indulge in the moment too much and you're too loose and overconfident. Both of which have an impact on focus and take you out of the moment.
It's important to do a self inventory of your strengths and weaknesses and understand what your mental tendencies are in relation to your sport and your performance. This way you can move forward on strengthening this aspect just as you would with improving your sport specific strength and skills training. The mental aspect is often over looked and undervalued. Yes people talk about it and say things like "sports are SO MENTAL", but often is the case that a training regime or a dedicated practice is not put in place.
Attached is an article I have written that takes this aspect a bit further.
