thought id share a few things I've learnt over the years.
Something I found to be true was that at the higher levels of sport most individuals and teams were relatively even. every athlete / team shared similar fitness levels, skills, size and relative speed.
the differentiating factor between the good and the great, the inconsistent and the enduring is mentality. For some it is ingrained in the culture of a club and therefore inherited. For others it's a process to be worked upon and refined. For others still it's a thought process they used without ever specifically identifying it.
I was lucky enough to learn from a great sports psych about the way my mind works. At one time I was driven by a desire to prove others wrong which was great but difficult to consistently maintain. Over a period of 12 months we broke down my defence mechanisms (and believe me there were a few) which were all there to disguise the all too common fear of failure. Casting this aside was one of the cleanest mental feelings ever.
The psych then encouraged me to imagine a mental circle. Into this circle I would only allow things I could control. I boiled it down to what I ate, how long I slept, my attitude to training, the thoughts I thought and the studying my opponents. In effect this was 'preparation'.
Everything else I could not control or influence stayed outside of the circle. Partner problems, coaches opinions, friends, weather, opposition.
This helped enormously and helped with focus, stress levels etc. It led to confidence as I had done all I could to prepare.
I now know this mentality can be called upon in all aspects of life.
The question I want to ask is.... "What is your mental method and how have you related it to property?"
Something I found to be true was that at the higher levels of sport most individuals and teams were relatively even. every athlete / team shared similar fitness levels, skills, size and relative speed.
the differentiating factor between the good and the great, the inconsistent and the enduring is mentality. For some it is ingrained in the culture of a club and therefore inherited. For others it's a process to be worked upon and refined. For others still it's a thought process they used without ever specifically identifying it.
I was lucky enough to learn from a great sports psych about the way my mind works. At one time I was driven by a desire to prove others wrong which was great but difficult to consistently maintain. Over a period of 12 months we broke down my defence mechanisms (and believe me there were a few) which were all there to disguise the all too common fear of failure. Casting this aside was one of the cleanest mental feelings ever.
The psych then encouraged me to imagine a mental circle. Into this circle I would only allow things I could control. I boiled it down to what I ate, how long I slept, my attitude to training, the thoughts I thought and the studying my opponents. In effect this was 'preparation'.
Everything else I could not control or influence stayed outside of the circle. Partner problems, coaches opinions, friends, weather, opposition.
This helped enormously and helped with focus, stress levels etc. It led to confidence as I had done all I could to prepare.
I now know this mentality can be called upon in all aspects of life.
The question I want to ask is.... "What is your mental method and how have you related it to property?"