Adventure calls…

Last night, during practice 18 with a team of OSU grapplers, we heard some freakin’ magic from a young lad sitting in the corner. We were talking about how to become better grapplers and one of the best shared his thinking. He described his mental state when on the mat. He’s hoping to be pushed. He wants to see how he’s going to perform when he’s pushed. He described the feeling when he discovers one of his patented moves doesn’t move his opponent. Here is the freakin’ magic, friend. Don’t miss this. This could be huge.

You see, when the young lad pushes and he realizes this isn’t going to be a push over, his inner voice doesn’t panic. His belief system, however, kicks in. He believes these kinda matches are what he’s made for. He says to himself, “let’s see where this goes” and matter of factly stays present in his moment. FM, baby. You see his mindset isn’t focused on winning and losing. He knows he cannot control the outcome, only the effort. So, he see’s the adversity of a tough opponent, tough venue, tough break, or tough whatever as an adventure.

Adventure…

High performer think alike. High performers don’t panic when pushed. High performers don’t fast forward to how this might affect the outcome they’re after. High performers want to win, don’t get me wrong. They fix the mind, however, on seeing the tough moment as an adventure and embrace the unknown regarding how it will end. This mindset leads the adventurous mind to keep attacking instead of absorbing. The enemy to high performance is fear based playing it safe. STOP playing it safe and defensive. You were not meant to absorb. You are meant to attack, get after it, take risks, and make something happen. Your work and life is an adventure. None of us knows how the story’s gonna play out. Embrace this. Smile in your toughest test. Adventure calls. Respond. Good.

Have you built a belief system that attacks or absorbs? Adventure or play it safe? You choose. Your choices have consequences. National Champions attack.

Of course it helps to be prepared…