Sports Psychology: Developing Mental Toughness
2008 September 29 by: ScottAnswer the following questions:
1. Who do you spent time with? Are the people you spent time with positive or negative? Do they 
complain all the time, or do they strive to come up with positive solutions for problems? Watch who you choose to be with. Are you choosing to be with individuals who talk garbage? Or, do you choose to be with individuals who take the garbage words out and put it in the trash where it belongs!
2. Does the time you spend listening to music or watching television motivate you? Or, does it make you feel tired and depressed? Garbage in, or garbage out?
3. Are the words that you say to yourself motivating or deflating? Being mentally tough does not involve a though process that includes statements such as this:
“You are a loser! Now get goin!
Mentally tough athletes say and think like this:
“Adjust. Correct the mistake. Here we go!”
Garbage in, or garbage out? Keep the garbage out and away from you.
Step Three: Visualize Yourself a Success
You have heard of brain washing. Well, the fact is, some people need their brain washed. Visualizing yourself a success before you reach a goal is an important step toward achieving the goal. Visualization can be a positive form of mental brain washing. Notice I used the words “can be.” It can also be a form of negative brain washing. If you see or visualize yourself making a mistake or failing, you will most likely make a mistake or fail.
