CCK Mental Performance Training

I’ve seen this quote a few times, from established philosophers to Denzel Washington.

Most recently, reposted the quote per

What do you think?

Have you heard this before?

Are you going to apply it to your life if you haven’t already?

How do you brush off negativity?

Take notice of all things. Even the small things. When you don’t think those little things will make a difference. Notice those things, all things.

When you pay attention and take stock in what’s happening around you, when you have a heightened sense, and when you’re tuned in to the world you notice new things—what about you and your surroundings that you need to improve and to change. Notice things, all things.

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Quick Check... If you haven’t checked out yesterday’s post, make sure you go back.

It’s a great primer for what we’re going to be talking about today. Okay, here we go.

One of the most important aspects of controlling your unconscious mind is to always rewrite your internal operating code.

Try new things, step in and be willing to experience fear.

When this happens, your auto-pilot is thrown off and you need to learn new things, you need new code.

You have the ability to be nimble and agile in the face of change. It’s a natural process, but when we’re athletes we can speed up our personal growth and physical and mental performance too.

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To perform at your prime, you need to control your mind.

Think of it this way. You have an internal operating system—you’re brain—that sequences incoming information and helps to triage…

In other words, your brain helps you make decisions according to priorities.

This is your unconscious mind script. It’s a powerful tool for understanding your surroundings and reacting to them appropriately.

But the real power comes when you can take control of your unconscious mind.

More on that in part 2...

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Self-regulation can be hairy. It can be difficult when so much of our hardwiring is set to react in destructive ways.

Out of anger, fear, or avoidance, sometimes we can’t regulate a response that’s level-headed.

When we can have a balanced regulatory system for dealing with challenges, we can respond to issues in ways that are productive and help enable us to be more thoughtful and high-yielding in our actions.

For the German Shepherds in this example, it was watching the Cat and not making a b-line for the feline.

For the high school athlete, it can be saying no to the party. For the leader, it can be sacrificing a short term advantage, for long term gain.

❓What’s your Cat?

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Today we’re going to try something new. Follow the activity in the carousel.

Feels weird doesn’t it?

Have you ever tried to shoot or throw with your nondominant hand? Yeah, kind of feels the same huh?

These adjustments can feel like you’re not improving your performance.

But, it’s the act of adjusting that really can be the small tweaks to your game that make a big difference.

Adjusting and trying something new truly only makes you better.

It makes you expand the bounds of what you might be comfortable with, which improves your performance overall.

Yeah, it sucks to suck. But if it’s for the long term overall betterment of your skills, sucking because you adjusted to improve is worth it.

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There is a combination of seven mindsets that can transform your mental performance.
At their core they are all focused on ways to hone your attention and intention in your game.
They can be your guide for outcompeting your competition and the challenges that come up on and off the court.

❓Do you practice the 7 C’s? If not it’s time to rethink your grind.

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What do you do that gives you a leg up to outcompete your competition? What’s your White Cloud? Your pregame ritual? Your unfair advantage?

When you can establish what works for you, you can differentiate your preparation in a way that’s unique to you. For some it can be—cheese whiz, a lucky hat, glove, or ball. For others it’s more refined and effective—meditation, visualization, and physical preparation.

If you can learn what works for you, do it. Do it when you need it and even in times when you think that you don’t. What’s your White Cloud? What shines through in your work of improving your game?

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Having a set of principles, a guiding set of expectations for yourself that you believe defines you, can be a supportive force for improving your game and your life. They can help set boundaries in friendships, and make clear the values you believe in and standards to help you carry yourself.

This list of eight are a good group to focus on. Try writing them down. Twice. Put them on sticky-notes.
These are the ones that encourage you to take action.

The more you actualize the expectations that you have for yourself, remind yourself to check in on them, the more you will learn and improve through them.

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Time to practice outcompeting your competition.

To practice for your mind, one thing you can do is to visualize. When you see and plan for the moments that require action from you, you are preparing for what’s possible when it comes time to act. These steps can help train your mind by setting a clear intention and building a pathway that you actualize in real life.

When you visualize, you can cast a vision for yourself of how you will perform. Seeing a future state of how you perform is crucial to taking critical actions that move you closer to your goals.

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Visualize

Everything happens twice.

Once in your mind and then in your play.