Big Idea Daily | The Champion's Mind
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How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thriveby Jim Afremow |
“To perform at a champion’s level, know what your goals are and always keep them in focus. ... How great do you want to be? How much do you want to win?”JIM AFREMOW |
BIG IDEA
The Vision Of A Champion
FROM THE BOOK“My favorite description of what excellence in the sports world looks like comes from Anson Dorrance, the legendary University of North Carolina women’s soccer coach.
He was driving to work early one morning, and as he passed a deserted field, he noticed one of his players off in the distance doing extra training by herself. He kept driving, but he later left a note in her locker: ‘The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.’ The young woman, Mia Hamm, would go on to become one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
Having a big dream—and a clear vision of what you will look like while pursuing competitive excellence—always inspires greatness. What is your dream goal? What does excellence in your game look like when you are fully dialed in and passionately pursuing your dream— becoming the best you can be in your sport? Make the description vivid and powerful enough to give you that burst of adrenaline when you need it, a burst that can only come from connecting completely with your heart’s true desire.”
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Brian's Notes
I love that vision of Mia Hamm “bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.”
That Champion-level of motivation A.L.W.A.Y.S. begins with intense desire matched with a knowing that it can be achieved plus a commitment to doing what needs to do be done to make it happen every.single.day.
Remember our Motivation Equation a la Piers Steele (see Notes on Procrastination Equation)?
M = E x V / I x D
Your motivation is driven by your level of Expectancy x Value. What do you REALLY want? And do you KNOW/Expect you can get it?
Get that part of the equation right while setting daily goals that reduce Delay and you’ll drown out your Impulsivity while maintaining peak motivation.
But that’s not enough to make you “bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.”
For that, you’ve gotta be REALLY honest with yourself about what you REALLY want.
One great way to get there: Ask yourself, “What would I dare to dream if I knew I couldn’t fail.”
With that clarity, we figure out what price we need to pay and go pay it. :)
This gem from Jason Selk’s Organize Tomorrow Today is a good thing to keep in mind as well: “Greatness is predicated on consistently doing things others can’t or won’t do. Simply put, success is *not* about being brilliant. It’s about being consistent.”
Big Ideas
01: THE VISION
02: MENTAL TOUGHNESS
03: UGLY BUT EFFECTIVE
04: SAND IN YOUR HAND
05: GOOD, BETTER, BEST
“Doing the thing that is hard over and over again is like depositing money in your inner-strength bank account.”JIM AFREMOW |
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