You have thought about every possible way to improve even more so you could creep just an inch closer to your goal. Well, I’m here to ask you to stop thinking. It sounds crazy, right? Let me tell you why.
Thinking too much can demotivate you
The moment you realize you aren’t performing the way you would like to; you start thinking about what you are doing wrong. You start to ask yourself the “what if” question (check out my article “What If” to learn more on this).
“What if I’m just not good enough?” “What if I’ll never make it to the top?” When you don’t perform to your expectations, negative thoughts are generally the first thing to pop up in your mind. You start to criticize yourself on problems you never even had to begin with. You become overwhelmed with all these new “problems” you have created, which leads to a significant decrease in performance. Thinking tends to overcomplicate things
Another way your mind could betray you is through overcomplicating the little things. You don’t perform as well as you want to, so your mind immediately tells you that something is off. Whatever that may be, you then overthink it.
Overthinking is just another distraction you don’t need. It forces you to focus on things that are less important, rather than the things that will actually make you perform. Focusing on the problems will always lead to more problems. Rather focus on the possibilities so you can have more opportunities. Thinking gives you limitations
It’s true. Let me ask you a question. What is the very first thing you do when you are in the middle of practice and your muscles are absolutely on fire? You think about it. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s completely normal.
However, thinking puts some incredible limitations on your abilities. If you have always been bad at something, you might be thinking that it is just something that you will never be good at. The one thing that separates the good from the best is the ability to move outside of your comfort zone. If we keep thinking about how much it hurts, there is no way in the world that you would be able to perform to the best of your ability. Great performances require great practices and great practices requires you to take that step out of the comfort zone. So challenge yourself to take one small step further out of your comfort zone every day, and eventually improvement will come. Stop thinking, start doing. Dream. Dare. Succeed. If you enjoyed this article, please CLICK HERE to receive exclusive articles, tips, and more! Comment below and tell me what you thought of this article!
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Share this postAuthorRudo Loock is a former elite swimmer from South Africa. His journey to America started at Florida State University, where he studied and competed.
He learned valuable mental strategies during a difficult time in his career after battling a major injury. Following that, he had one of the best swimming years of his career. Alpha Mindz is a community he created to help struggling athletes overcome the many obstacles they face everyday. |