Daniel Abrahams

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The footballer looks out on the pitch and mentally rehearses… She sees responsibilities She sees opportunities She sees dangers …and she imagines herself paying attention. Scanning and searching for these critical aspects. A high attention…focused and connected to the game…to the opposition, to teammates, to space, and to the ball. Scanning and searching for cues Scanned and searching for clues Scanning and searching for the detail that invites action…whether that’s an action related to a responsibility, an action to exploit an opportunity, or an action to deal with a danger. She gives herself a rich sensorial hit of attention - she sees it in her mind; she ‘does’ it in her body; she feels a strong sense of who she needs to be with high levels of attention. Her mental rehearsal centres on the most important of mental skills - attention. And then she ingrains a high attention further though an attitudinal affirmation. “I’m in control of my attention. I’m in charge of attention. I’m focused and connected to the game at all times…constantly scanning and searching. I’m a detective of the cues and clues. I’m a detective of the environmental detail that help me understand my opponent. That help me outwit my opponent. I’m in control of my attention. I’m in charge…” Because attention is about duration and direction. To be focused and to be connected. And this can be practiced in every activity in every session…and heated before every game. 𝐌𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭.

Klay Thompson of the Dallas Mavericks… “𝐁𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟…𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” The ambitious player faces this conundrum in every game. A commitment to performance…whilst understanding that performance isn’t straight forward… Over three hundred bones in your body… Hormones aplenty floating around your body… Thoughts, emotions, and feelings emerging and disappearing in short bursts… Performance cannot be forced. So much of it cannot be controlled. Mr. Thompson points to attitude and effort as controllable. I’ll go further. I’ll go deeper…just as I’ve done in my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞… Ambitious players cannot force their performance…they cannot control their performance…but they can take control of their mindset…specifically, they can take control of their attention, their intensity, and their intent. They cannot completely control these three mental skills, but they can take control of them. There’s a subtle difference. Attention can (and will waver) but ambitious players can learn to bring their attention back to the important cues in their competitive environment. Intensity…mental intensity…can rise too high or drop too low leading to disengagement…but players can learn to bring intensity back to its sweet-spot. And intent - intent can easily drop down through hesitation and inhibition, but players can take control of their action-execution with techniques… …with mental techniques! Ambitious players would do well to recognise, like Mr, Thompson does, that performance is to a great degree out of their control. But by taking charge of their attention, intensity, and intent…they can learn to have their best ‘possible’ performance under pressure. If you’re interested in learning how to have best ‘possible’ performances…by executing with High Attention, High Intensity, and High Intent…then my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 might be for you. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

Sergio Busquets… Attention Intensity Intent Attention - focused and connected to the game Intensity - strong engagement - alert & ready Intent- energy-forward - purposeful, positive, proactive Just because he looks relaxed doesn’t mean he’s not in a High Performance Mindset. Style can be deceiving… This is a low pressure environment for him…and…with his experience…a brain and body immersed in adaptive movement solutions to meet the demands of the tasks…he made the difficult look simple. But be clear… High Attention Optimal Intensity High Intent 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞, 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

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A brain primed for top-down and bottom-up anticipatory play… A body host to a vast range of adaptive movement solutions to meet the needs the environment demands… Lionel Messi gets there first… He may walk but he’s always working. A High Attention and an Optimal Intensity… 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - focused and connected to the game…scanning and searching for the cues that indicate responsibilities, opportunities, and dangers. 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 - a strong engagement…alert and ready. Alertness - a cortical arousal. Readiness - a mind attuned for action. Alert for the responsibilities and ready to execute them. Alert for the opportunities and ready to exploit them. Alert for the dangers and ready to deal with them. Lionel Messi gets there first…mindset guiding technical, tactical, and physical actions at all times. And then intent…accompanying a High Attention and an Optimal Intensity is a High Intent… 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 - energy-forward…the purposeful, positive, and proactive execution of actions. No hesitation. No inhibition. Never passive. Executing with conviction…dominating and owning the moment with assertive play. 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 A High Performance Mindset… 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞, 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮… 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

Put mindset first… But have a better…more comprehensive definition of mindset than you (probably) do right now… 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - being focused and connected to the game (primarily through scanning and searching behaviours) 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 - having a high level of engagement (being cortically alert and mentally ready to respond to cues related to responsibilities, opportunities, and dangers) 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 - a mind-body state that influences action-execution (playing with energy-forward executing actions purposefully, positively, proactively) 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 Mindset is embodied. It’s head to feet and feet to head. It’s neither fluffy nor airy-fairy. It’s hardcore. Its in every behaviour and in every action. It’s in every technical action, every tactical action, and every physical action. So put mindset first. And make it an all-in process that you put first. Make mindset: 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦-𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 Putting mindset first doesn’t make you unbeatable and it doesn’t guarantee 9/10 games…but it does make you tough to beat. It does help you have best ‘possible’ performances. Put mindset first…and every time you go and compete…make it your prime objective to compete in your High Performance Mindset (HPM)…and make it your secondary objective to support your teammates to compete in their HPM. When you compete be in control and in charge. Dominate and own your mindset. Execute in HPM for 100 minutes - High Attention, Optimal Intensity, High Intent. Put mindset first…make this non-negotiable. Demand this. No compromise. Place expectations towards it. Be ruthless and brutal and relentless with it… 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

A short snippet from my conversation with @Don_K_Williams and the brilliant @SRUSA_Official Here I’m discussing the relationship between mindset and momentum through winning moments. It’s a model I created for Arne Slot at Feyenoord and is one I introduce in my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞… 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭…𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬…𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 At Feyenoord 2022-2024, we wanted the team to be better at managing momentum. So I broke this down into the following… Our High Performance Mindset helps us win more moments. By winning more moments we better manage momentum (for and against). 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭…𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬…𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬) Listen to the full podcast: YouTube: youtu.be/01yUcUC3s5E Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/com…

Many years ago I did a solution-focused brief therapy course. As part of the framework I was taught about the importance of offering compliments as a way to orient attention onto what working, what’s strong, what resources one has, and onto successes. Compliments Compliments “By doing *****, you’ve helped us improve *****” “I love what you did there…” “Keep doing that…it’s such a great way to approach this problem” In sports coaching, especially at the developing elite level and at the adult elite level, compliments are critical. The brain tends to attune to threats and is (perhaps) better at remembering what went wrong, rather than what went well. It can be a sophisticated book-marker of failure. It can tend to lean into weakness more so than strengths. It often loves to search for reasons as to ‘why not’ more so than for evidence that proves ‘why’. And so compliments in sport are something to be used often. Not all the time, but often. To bolster a ‘can-do’ attitude. To help others feel mattered and cared for. To raise feelings of competence and confidence. I guess the list could be endless… Find those mini moments and those narrow pockets of time to compliment a player. Do so with sincerity. Help them to bookmark successes and strengths and resources and them at their best…

The biggest killers in sport? ANTs… Automatic Negative Thoughts… In my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞, I cheat a little bit with this acronym. I bolt ‘emotions and feelings’ onto the end… So… Automatic Negative Thoughts…emotions & feelings Why? Because, stripped back, these are the internal experiences of human beings. We experience our thoughts, emotions, and feelings. In competition, in the heat of battle, our thoughts, emotions, and feelings happen to us…often (but not always) together! 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐖𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 And I want the players I work with to be able to take control of their response to the thoughts, emotions, and feelings they experience…I want them to respond with speed to stay connected to the cues in the game as they emerge and dissolve (rather than being disconnected from the game). That’s what great competitors are able to do. They’re able to respond to the thoughts, emotions, and feelings they’re experiencing…with speed…allowing them to engage with the game with High Attention, Optimal Intensity, and High Intent. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 Can you see how all of this fits together? Can you see what I’m doing here? Helping players to execute every action…every technical, tactical, physical action…with High Attention, Optimal Intensity, and High Intent…refusing to be distracted by their ANTs. Refusing to be disconnected from the game as a result of their ANTs Can you see this? 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

Players executing actions… Technical actions Tactical actions Physical actions …all at once… Underpinning these actions are three mental skills… Attention Intensity Intent The Manchester City players are (probably) in a High Performance Mindset… Attention: these players have a High Attention…they are focused and connected to the game…scanning and searching teammates, opposition, space, ball… Intensity: these players have an Optimal Intensity…they are alert and ready…alert to responsibilities and ready to execute them; alert to opportunities and ready to exploit them; alert to dangers and ready to deal with them… Intent: these players have a High Intent…they are playing with energy-forward…purposeful, positive, and proactive with actions… 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

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One of Geno Auriemma’s (UConn) players in tears after missing an open layup in the NCAA Final Four Four… …and there’s still time…and there’s still time… Now, this isn’t a short post about this amazing young player or anything to do with the wonderful women’s basketball ball programme at UConn. It’s about what it is to be human… You see…all the tough training activities throughout the season don’t necessarily prepare you for the most crucial games. They play a part for sure…perhaps the biggest part. But ultimately, thoughts, emotions, and feelings HAPPEN to these players under the gun. Just like thoughts, emotions, and feelings HAPPEN to you in your pressure environments. No one does these on purpose…ever! The negative ones? I call them ANTs - Automatic Negative Thoughts (emotions, feelings). And I have a whole chapter dedicated to Squashing ANTs in my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. As I explain in my new book…as importance increases and as uncertainty increases so ANTs start to get more plentiful and start to get louder. Of course, some ANTs are both inevitable and critical to performance. But an overwhelm. An engulf. An ANT farm in your mind and through your body. Hmmm…not so much! That’s why I’m so passionate about every activity in every session every day being opportunities to Squash ANTs. That’s why I’m so passionate about teams being all-in on mental techniques that helps players Squash ANTs and compete with High Attention, Optimal Intensity, and High Intent. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 …now doesn’t that sound good? Doesn’t that sound great? 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

Every second counts in high performance sport… This includes the first minute. This includes the last minute. This includes the first action. This includes the last action. This includes the first challenge. This includes the last challenge. Obvious? Perhaps! But even the most ambitious of performers don’t always do obvious. As I explain in my new book, Compete, complacency has to be one of the biggest killers in high performance sport…especially when confidence is rife. This is why systems, cultures, and environments in high performance sport would do well to have a competitive mental framework that underpins its language, behaviours, and feeling. As I argue in Compete, I want organisations to be committed to High Performance Mindsets (HPM). And then I want them to be studious about the detail around that HPM. For example, I like to break HPM down to three mental skills - attention, intensity, intent (and I do so in my new book, Compete). And then I want those organisations to offer players plenty of mental techniques, sessions designs, and coach behaviours that improve those mental skills across the team. The detail! The detail! The detail! And when organisations affix themselves with the above. When they are anchored by this framework and solidified by the detail…then moments like we see in the video happen less. Not never…but less! Complacency in organisations costs wins, costs careers, costs money…costs human flourishing and thriving. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

In control…in charge…dominate self…own self… A concept I teach ambitious competitors who read my new book, Compete, is to use Controllers. And I relate these Controllers to three critical mental skills - attention, intensity, intent. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲. Yes, when a competitor walks into their game environment they carry with them two Controllers…like a PlayStation or X-Box Controller. These Controllers help them take control of themselves - to take control of their response to what’s going on around them and what’s going on inside of them… -𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 -𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 A cacophony of noise. Thoughts, emotions, and feelings vying for their attention as the cues and clues around them emerge and dissolve. Controllers help them pay high attention - to stay focused and connected to the game. They help retain an optimal intensity - to stay alert and ready. And they help them to maintain a high intent - energy-forward…executing actions purposefully, positively, proactively. 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 …influenced by and mediated through two Controllers. 𝐈𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

When I’m blessed to work with sports teams, sporting competitors, and sports coaches…my job is the deep dive… Sure, I keep things as simple as possible…but I do need to help ambitious people create the most dynamic frameworks that help them reach their objectives. The below image is taken from my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. It details the three mental skills that I believe are constantly mediating the ability to read the game and execute actions optimally…and subsequently the overall quality of performance. Attention Intensity Intent Let’s hone in on the mental skill of attention. Defined as the act of applying your mind to something, ambitious competitors need to develop their ability to take control of their attention. To take control…to take charge… Attention, for the most part in high performance sport needs to be directed outwards…(emphasis on, for the most part). By directing attention outwards onto the ever-changing cues in the playing environment, players are better able to read the game and choose an optimal action to execute. So, in 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞, I suggest that a High Performance Mindset is one where players are focused and connected to the game. Of course, great competitors are not only able to pay attention to the cues in their performance environment as a game unfolds, they’re also able to stick to the responsibilities in their game plan set out by their coaches, exploit personal strengths to their advantage, utilise coaching points to limit any weaknesses that may hurt their performance, and engage with attitudinal and mental approaches that enhance their competitive mindset. And so taking control of attention may include brief periods where attention is turned inwards. Whether external or internal, competitors who want to be great need to take control and take charge of their attention as best they can… 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 is packed with mental techniques that can help ambitious competitors take control of their attention…turning it outwards for the most part, but also turning inwards when needed. There is a great deal of complexity and nuance here, and Compete, for the most part, covers these. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

High Attention Optimal Intensity High Intent Do not compromise… If you want ruthless, brutal, relentless competitors, you need to help them execute in a High Performance Mindset…with High Attention, Optimal Intensity, High Intent… You want them focused and connected to the game at all times (High Attention). Alert and ready (Optimal Intensity). Executing with energy-forward - purposeful, positive, proactive (High Intent) Do not compromise… My new book, Compete, teaches you players how to execute in High Performance Mindset. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

Golf is what the ball does… What the ball does is determined by what the club tells it to do… What the club tells it to do is mediated by the movement of the hands, arms, and body through impact… The movement of the hands, arms, and body through impact is influenced by direction of attention, the emergence of thoughts, and the presence of emotions and feelings… 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥…

Liverpool Football Club training… Cycles of Attention, Intensity, Intent… Cycles and cycles and cycles influencing player ability to read the game and execute the action… Read the game and execute the action Read the game and execute the action Read the game and execute the action Underpinned by: Attention - duration and direction Intensity - level of engagement Intent - mind-body state influencing action-execution Cycles and cycles and cycles of attention, intensity, and intent…influencing cycles and cycles and cycles of reading the game and executing the action… 𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞, 𝐈 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)

Now, you see, you’re thinking about it the wrong way… Yes…you…you’re looking at it in a dualistic way. You think that mindset is about thinking. You think it’s from your neck upwards. Before I go on, look at the image below. It’s one I present in my new book, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞… “I’m in control. I’m in charge. I dominate and own my Mindset Scale. My Mindset Scale takes care of my performance…” You see, mindset is from your head to your feet. Mindset is in every action, every movement, every motion. Mindset is technical. Mindset is tactical. Mindset is physical. And so when I refer to the Mindset Scale, I’m talking about the embodiment of mental skills and the enactment of mental skills that are always influencing the quality of your performance. And I’m talking about the embodiment of your tactical knowledge and the enactment of your tactical knowledge. Embodiment and enactment…mindset is of the body. And this is what I (humbly) think makes 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 stand apart. It’s packed with mental techniques that are of the body, and that constantly impose themselves on quality of performance. Simple! 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫…𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬)