Transcribed from video:
– Some specific examples for ya, in a comp’ The first one, smile, if you don’t have a pen with ya, bite your finger. Okay, have fun, enjoy the situation. So, actually make a decision that “I’m going to enjoy this” because in the end you get to choose. A competition is a thing, things aren’t good or bad it’s how you perceive them that makes them good or bad, yeah? We learned that from Stoic philosophy that our perception of our environment is what is going to determine whether it’s a positive or a negative experience for you. If it’s 50/50, if you get to choose well I’m going to enjoy this or I’m going to not enjoy this I know which option I’d be going for. And you guys get to choose that, yeah? That’s you, it’s a lens that you get to create. Set up stressful situations in practise so, if you’re someone who trains well, but when they compete things just fall apart a little bit. Yeah? So you can set up stressful situations in your practise where you’re saying “Oh, I have to make this lift, I get one attempt only” or intentionally have people watching you because you can practise your ability to be in a stressful situation and then get better at dealing with it. Slow down, take your time. Yeah, because again the 95% speed is going to beat the 105% speed. So, intentionally slow it down. Stay focused on the present. Don’t worry about “Oh what if something goes wrong in the future?” Focus on what you’re doing now and do that well. And, finally, have a good strategy or game plan and this is what we cover a lot throughout the rest of today, when we talk about strategy, but if you have a plan going into it there’s a lot less anxiety. So, with my athletes in top level competition they know exactly what they’re doing. They have a plan A, B, and C. A is what we hope will happen, B is what will probably happen, C is if everything falls apart and we expect that C is going to happen and as we’re practising for an event in our pre-event routines I’ll say “Alright, stop the collar just fell off your barbell, what happens?” And we actually practise those things that could go wrong, that’s how when they do go wrong, it’s fine.
