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Win The Moment
You've heard me say, "Win the moment."
I don't want to give the impression that all you need to do is win one big moment. Instead, I want you to understand the goal is to win as many moments as possible of every kind. Every moment you win builds strength, momentum, and confidence.
Turn your attention to your moments of discipline today.
Some is better than none. A little more is better than a little less. Lean into it and see how it feels.
Win the Moment Today!
Bite It Now or Swallow It Later
As a coach who works with many players over the past 30 years, I have found one common characteristic that consistent bowlers possess that flash-in-the-pan, good-once-in-a-while performers do not.
The consistent performers know the importance of putting off what they want in the moment for what they want most.
They know that today’s efforts are tomorrow’s results. They know that as competitors they are always staring down the barrel of a gun, and they choose to bite the bullet now and do what needs to be done TODAY!
The inconsistent players have success early and then get away from the processes and day-to-day attention to detail that made them successful. They believe that they don’t need to do what they used to do because of their success. They are the ones who will swallow the bullet of regret later because they were not willing to bite the bullet today, every day.
TODAY’S EFFORTS ARE TOMORROW’S RESULTS
Win Your Day!
Measure Yourself
Now Win Your Day!
Ask Specifically And You Shall Receive
There was a study done around goal setting and motivation in financial giving.
The corporate donors were divided into two groups. The donors in group one were thanked for their generosity the prior year and asked to “do the best they could” in donating toward the upcoming campaign.
The donors in group two were thanked for their generosity the prior year and asked specifically to “do 10 percent better than last year.” The donors that were specifically asked to “do 10 percent better than last year,” on an average, did 24 percent better.
The donors that were told to do the best they could actually did worse than the year before.
Start asking more specifically for what it is you want. Identifying what you really want provides clarity and direction in your life.
What do you really want? Now Go Win the Day!
BE WHERE YOU NEED TO BE, WHEN YOU NEED TO BE THERE
Ken Ravizza, the Godfather of Mental Performance, used to always remind his students to be where you need to be when you need to be there. He reminded of the importance of being present and focused during the course of the day.
All too common is the person who, when at home, is still consumed with mentally being at the office and when at the office is mentally home with the family.
Many of us go through the day without really being present. When we listen to others we may be hearing the words, but are we really absorbing the message?
If you go through the day and recognize your thoughts drifting to the past or future, remind yourself to be where you need to be when you need to be there. I always tell my students to make sure your head and feet are in the same place at all times.
Don’t be so involved in yesterday or tomorrow that you don’t notice that today is slipping by.
Be Present to Win the Day!
Worrying Is A Waste Of Time
Worrying about what might happen or about aspects of life that are out of your control is a tremendous source of stress and a waste of time.
Worrying will make even the smallest troubles seem huge. When you worry, you focus on the “what ifs” and the potential outcomes and not on “what is,” the actual, matter-of-fact way that life is in the present moment.
Today, worry less about what you cannot control and focus more on what you can control. Focus more on what is and less on what if.
Worry is an old man with bent head, carrying a load of feathers he thinks is lead. Billy Graham
Control the Controllables to Win the Day!
Work On Yourself First
Working at yourself first is one of the key success principles most commonly discussed in the books I enjoy reading the most.
Kaizen is the Japanese word for improvement. Self-help guru Tony Robbins coined the term “CANI” – Constant And Never-ending Improvement. The pursuit of excellence is more about constant and never-ending improvement than it is about achievement and accomplishment.
To work at myself I listen to audio books and podcasts in the car. You can find almost any book on audio in iTunes or Audible and can access the greatest minds of all times.
Your challenge this week is to find one audio book (there are many on the mental game).
Work at yourself to Win the Day!
The Thought Police
Who do you call when your thoughts are speeding or are being driven under the influence of others?
You should call the thought police. The thought police are there to serve and protect you from the dangers of negative thinking. And help increase your awareness to the thinking under the influence of others. You are your own thought police.
Today, police the thoughts you choose to carry and be sure that you accept responsibility for the thoughts that run through your mind.
Think something positive to Win the Day!
5 Tips On Embracing Adversity
Here are five important tips to remember on embracing adversity.
1. Adversity is an unavoidable part of the PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.
2. COMPARED TO WHAT others are dealing with, your situation is not that bad. Make sure your have the correct RESPONSE.
3. The problem is not the problem. HOW YOU HANDLE THE PROBLEM IS THE PROBLEM.
4. The grass is always greener where you water it. BE SURE YOU ARE WATERING POSITIVE GRASS AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS.
5. FAILURE IS POSITIVE FEEDBACK to make you stronger and better at what you do.
Which of these five tips on embracing adversity will help you the most to Win The Day?
Problems Come To Pass
The problems you face will all come to pass. Know that the problems you face can be minimized or maximized by your attitude and how YOU HANDLE the problem.
Check to make sure that you are not making a mountain out of a molehill by making the problem bigger than it really is. Break the problem down into process-based steps that you can follow so you have a good game plan as to how to address the problem.
Remember that E + R = O (Events + Your Response = The Outcome). Focus more on your response and less on the events and the outcome of what MIGHT happen.
When in your life have you chosen a response to an event that you wish you could redo?
When did you choose a response you were proud of?
Choose a great response to Win the Day!
Mike Shady Bowling
Mike Shady
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