With the 2011 WBFF World Championships now completed and the winners announced, the after chat has commenced - fb pages lighting up with debate, was he/she a worthy winner? Was so and so robbed? Were the judges biased?... the list goes on and on.
All I can say is this... every athlete that stepped on that stage in my opinion is a winner!
Winning Mindset
Winning has such an emotional impact on us...
After all, our society values winning almost obsessively! This is often further exaggerated when the spoils of victory far outweigh coming in 2nd, 3rd or lower.
Yet what is the emotional cost to your performance when the need to win dominates your attention? It's great to build a winner's mindset instead of obsessing about winning. This is an area worth discussion.
Often individuals need to win for ego reasons and for 'feelings of self worth'. This is potentially very damaging even if it does propel them to victory.
Have you ever really thought about the intricacies of winning? Not just the big paychecks and adoration of fans. I'm talking about the psychological effects of the ‘NEED’ to win.
When you fully appreciate this area of peak performance and what winning means to you, you will have made a huge step toward to lasting fulfillment and personal excellence.
Let's take a closer look into the psychology of winning and what it means. More importantly, what it means to you.
What does winning mean to you?
What does winning mean to you? Is winning only what happens when someone else loses? Do you have to finish first every time in order to feel like you have won?
Your definition can severely limit your potential as you will soon learn...It's important to build a real and healthy winning mindset.
Consider the implications of having a definition of winning that says "If I don't finish first then I'm a loser. Even if I finish 2nd I am still the first loser!"
Even a superficial look into this mindset and we can all see the limitations this will have. It greatly reduces the joy involved with any experience that's for certain. It is a plain fact that in nearly every endeavour you undertake you will lose much more than you will ever win.
Think about this. If you have to win and come in "first" in everything you do, yet the statistical facts are that you will lose far more than you will ever win, what are the odds of you enjoying yourself OR even performing well?!
With just a few distinctions and a small dose of what I call "perceptual realignment", you can experience winning simply from the journey or experience rather than from the outcome.
So instead of a definition of winning that has you filled with angst when under pressure due to the fear of losing, you fully embrace your potential and remain deeply in the moment. You are truly empowered to tap your potential and increase your odds of winning.
What does WINNING mean to ME?
Winning to me is when I commit to my game-plan, apply my inner game strategies and focus on my desired outcomes. If I have fulfilled this criteria regardless of the outcome I have personally experienced victory!
 |
| There is nothing more powerful than when you can inspire others through the process of maintaining a winning-mindset. |
I now leave that experience with positive sensations and memories... These thoughts and feelings are ones that are worth building on.
If you only look at winning as what happens when you finish first or beat your friends then you will often experience a sense of loss. If this becomes habituated you are installing what are called negative anchors into your performance.
Do this often enough and you will have a deeply wired mindset that is conditioned to the feeling of losing. Exactly the opposite of what you actually want!
Winning is a habit, unfortunately so is losing
If you want to have winning become a habit then you must first create an inclusive definition of winning. Winning is a state of mind. You want a definition that allows you to feel numerous small, yet resourceful wins which add to each other and increase your overall experience of winning.
This way winning becomes a habit. Master this mindset over time and it will become a habit and personal success will be EASY!
For me personally... The 2012 WBFF World Championships are now the focus - the great thing is, I have already won!
No comments:
Post a Comment