Winning in Your Mind Before You Act
I highly recommend you checking out Lanny Bassum's with winning in mind, especially if you are an athlete.
Winning In Mind
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The principle
Let's start now and we can turn over the calendar already in stride, already logging mental and actual progress, and that will create a tremendous amount of optimism, knowing that you already have a great head start towards your best year ever. So, what I'm going to do today is share with you the main core principle of the book with winning in mind.
It has two incredible applications: a wider, larger goal-setting application, and then more of a game day performance benefit, which I will show you how to apply.
The deeper lesson
Now, the point of Bassum's book is that you need to invest yourself in the process that can get you to that goal. And while it may mean taking your eyes off of the other side of the river for a while, maybe a long while, the mental focus and energy put into the steps will make all the difference.
Let's say there's another guy who also wants to take his family across the river, but he doesn't show up for a month.
What it changes
There's still a month to go before January, and executing the little things that most people probably think won't make a difference has literally made all the difference. The goal will happen naturally, without even the slightest hint of over trying, if you will trust the process.
As I said in the beginning, it turns out that winning in mind is not about having winning on your mind.
Live it today
He knew what he wanted and why he wanted it, but because he had developed a mind that knew how to win. A mind not set on winning, but instead focused intently, equally intently, on doing the thing right in front of him well.
He said, I stopped worrying about where the bullet was going and just concerned myself with how I sent it.
Take the idea with you.
- 01Where do I see the problem or opportunity described in “Winning in Your Mind Before You Act” in my own life?
- 02What Scripture or spiritual principle in this study most needs my attention?
- 03What one specific change can I make this week to put this teaching into practice?
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