Just a really quick note! Dr. Tom Hanson, mental game expert has put up a free video for you today showing you a short, simple 5 minute exercise you can do to build your confidence quick.
Often time confidence is what separates good players from great players. Confidence can be the difference between a successful at bat and a strike out. So when you need to boost your confidence before a game or between innings, give this exercise a try.
It’s one that Dr. Hanson’s used time and time again with great success. (and remember, he works with professional athletes as well – if it works for them, it can work for you too).
Watch the Free Video Now
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No matter where you play or what age level you play it, there will always be drama. Same is true in life by the way. People will always talk. Critics will always try to bring you down. There will always be a competitor talking trash saying that what you do is inferior in some way.
Skip the arguments and trash talking and drama. It will always be around you. Don’t get caught up in it. If you really want to excel and reach your goals, you have no time for it. Let them talk. In the mean time you’ll be busy working on your game and getting better. Then, when it comes down to it, when it really counts, guess who’ll be the one to actually get the job done? Actually accomplishing the goals that they set?
Guess who will be the one that stands head and shoulders above the rest?
Them – with all the time they spent talking?
Or you – the one reaping the rewards of all the time you spent working?
Keep your mouth shut, your nose to the grindstone…keep doing what you LOVE, place your energy and effort in the right places, and let your results speak for themselves.
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I saw a very cool tweet by TheSharkDaymond on twitter a while back. Daymond John is the fashion mogul behind the FUBU brand and is on one of my favorite tv shows, Shark Tank.
Here’s the tweet as posted by @TheSharkDaymond:
“We grind! 90min till 5am goals &knock out! Were back up @8am! U didnt sleep when u use 2party! but wont do it 2get ahead huh??”
I thought it was a very interesting point. Did you read what he said? 90 minutes until 5am goals? Whoa! That’s an early start to the day for sure. When was the last time you were even up doing something productive at 5am, much less accomplishing goals at that time of day? The best in the business or in the league or in whatever it is you are doing are not there simply because it “comes easy” to them. There are there because they have a gift (and everyone has one) or a talent and they CHOOSE to make the most of it. They work it!
Back to the tweet…
After that first part about the early morning, he follows it up with a comment about sleep and how many people went without it back in the day (or maybe not so far back) when they used to party, but yet they won’t do it (sacrifice sleep) to do something that will actually help make their life better.
Of course, I’ve always valued my sleep and never really did party, unless you’re going to count New Year’s Eve, but I can also think of things in my life what I’ll do if it’s for a reason or for something I want, yet there are times I’ll hesitate to do it for something that “should” be done to improve the quality of my life. It may be a little less fun, but when you think about it…
Basically you’ll make sacrifices for fun, but not to make your life better? Hmmm…maybe we can make an adjustment there…
What are you currently sacrificing for “lesser things” but that you won’t sacrifice for something that will make your situation or your life better?