Mental toughness is not the absence of doubt. It is the ability to recover from doubt quickly. 🎾
Fear, worry, and anxiety are part of being human. Even @DjokerNole and all of the best performers in the world experience them.
The difference is not that they avoid negative thoughts, but that they have trained themselves to return to the mindset that serves them and their mission.
Mental toughness is a skill. Like any skill, it improves with repetition.
You cannot control which thoughts enter your mind, but you can train how quickly you return to what matters.
The goal is not to never get knocked off course.
The goal is to shorten the time it takes to get back on track.
Life is like a guitar. @ericchurch offers a brillianct commencement address (and guitar lesson) at his alma mater, UNC, that belongs in the pantheon of addresses of this sort with those of Steve Jobs (Stanford) and David Foster Wallace (Kenyon College).
"Most people don't want to be pushed that hard.
They want to be pushed to their level of comfort.
You need coaches that push you outside your comfort zone because that’s how you grow and that’s how you develop self confidence and self esteem."
COACHES @ Run n Slam this weekend‼️
➡️ Isaiah King (@IsaiahJordan42)
➡️ High School - @GarrettBoysBB
➡️ HS HC Cell - 260-433-6198
➡️ AAU - @UNRNKDhoops
➡️ AAU HC Cell - 260-580-8706
➡️ Schedule for this weekend on Graphic
➡️ Scan QR Code for 25/26 highlights/film