This is a chapter-by-chapter summary of a book by Lanny Bassham's With
Winning in Mind (2012) series. One chapter, one article. Read this
summary, buy the book. Enjoy!
In this book With Winning in Mind (2012), Lanny
Bassham writes, "What separates winners from others is mainly
the way they THINK." From interviewing hundreds of Olympic winning
athletes, they all answered that 90% of their games is MENTAL. How much time do
average athletes spend on training mental part of the game? Usually answer is
the same: very little or less than 10%. Again: What separates winners from others is mainly the way they THINK.
When athletes have the
mindset that they EXPECT to perform well, winning is automatically an option.
For others, hope or wish is their mindset. If you want to be a winner, the
desired outcome needs to be CONCRETE in your mind. What's important here is the
PROCESS. This is primary. Think about executing mental and physical processes,
not about winning. Thinking about winning can pull thoughts away from the
process. So, you need to think about PROCESS.
In business, for example,
think about how you can improve your mental and business processes, rather than
making a certain amount of money. "One
thing is certain, however," writes Lanny, "your worth as a person is not equal to your score." Self-worth
is not equal to net-worth. Lanny explains, "So, should we be concerned at all about winning? Certainly. And the
best focus, in my view, is on a winning performance, not on finishing on top. I
suggest that your goal set on how to win performance on the day of competition
instead of goal setting to win the competition. What is the difference you ask?
If your goal set to have a winning performance you will always be
process-oriented and not outcome-oriented. You will be much less likely to
over-try in the competition because you are always focused on the next step and
not counting your score."
This is really critical for goal setting.
Focus on
performance.
Have a
Winning Mindset!
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