How to think like a winner!

ACHIEVING SUCCESS

SUCCESS

Motivation

Confidence

Positive Mindset

Effective Thinking

Energy Manageme

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Visualization

SUCCESS – What it takes…

What separates average from the very best?

To take your career ‘to the next level’ requires superior mental skills to complement your abilities.  Elite performers in any company have a unique combination of mental, technical, communication skills. 

Often, the X-factor in performance is the mental component.  I am sure you have seen two professionals who are equally talented in his or her career, but when in pressure situations one professional consistently ‘comes through in the clutch’ while the other predictably produces a poor result. 

Professionals who are confident, calm, centered, and focused in those key pressure situations have Mental Strength.

MOTIVATION

1.    Motivation: It is the driving, activating force to get us engaged in positive behaviors (such as practicing on a daily basis to increase skill proficiency).  Motivation is a combination of effort, hustle, and desire.  Essentially, it is the energy we put forth to achieve our goals."Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

Vince Lombardi Bottom Line: Motivated people are successful, and successful people are motivated – in all domains of life.

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“I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.”

Tiger Woods

  Confidence:

An internal belief that you can execute at a high level in all

situations. Confidence levels can be improved through routine mental practice, giving you the

strength to perform at your best when it

matters most.

The #1 mental skill associated with elite performance.  If you believe you can do it, you have won half the battle.

CONFIDENCE

POSITIVE MINDSET

Positive Mindset:

Emphasizing what can be done, and can be achieved is a vital mental performance skill.  I call it the ‘glass half-full’ approach to competition. 

A positive attitude, optimistic outlook, and personal enjoyment your career are aspects of the Positive Mindset.  

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“Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had.”

Jimmy Connors

WON 19 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TITLES

BOTTOM LINE……

Adopting a positive mindset enhances your ability to persevere through

challenges (such as difficult customers, difficult projects). 

A negative mindset consisting of pessimistic thoughts and low

performance expectations can negatively affect outcomes and overall

enjoyment.

Effective thinking allows you to find opportunity and possibility within adversity. 

Effective thinkers can better navigate around obstacles and roadblocks that can potentially knock you off the path to goal attainment.

EFFECTIVE THINKING

THOMAS JEFFERSON

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“My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple…get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win. Channel your energy. Focus.”

Carl Lewis

Intense focus and concentration are key

elements of ‘The Zone’ which is the highest mental state for performance.  Using cue words

and routines help to control your attention so you can thrive amidst distractions.

MENTAL FOCUS

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Daily strategies to recover energy and reduce stress (such as eating nutritious foods, exercising, sleeping, and incorporating relaxation techniques) bring your mind and body into balance.

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The mental rehearsal technique that elite use

to prepare themselves to execute at a high level. 

Deliberately creating images of successful

performances programs the mind and body to perform automatically.

II am positive I can accomplish what I set out to

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BOTTOM LINE…….

15 minutes

of mental rehearsal per day can elevate your

performance in the workplace.

"I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp in-focus picture of it in my head."

Jack Nicklaus

ACHIEVING SUCCESS IS ABOUT YOU!

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental

attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can

help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

- Thomas Jefferson