rize

No matter what you're trying to achieve, you always have two opponents. You have the one in front of you, who's fighting for the same title as you are. And then you have the invisible opponent that hides in your mind. That opponent is your thoughts.

It's a really tricky one, because it goes everywhere you go. It's literally always on, and most of the time you don't even notice it's there, because you're always thinking. Your brain has its own podcast running nonstop. In psychology, this is called self talk.

And the thing is, what you think affects how you feel, and how you feel affects how you perform. So even if you have the best training, the best conditioning, what's going on in your head can mess it all up… or it can empower you.

You have tens of thousands of thoughts every day. But not all of them are helpful. Not all of them are empowering. And not all of them are true.That’s why you need to become aware of your thoughts, because they’re speaking to you all the time. And you’re listening all the time, whether you realize it or not.

Imagine having someone follow you around and talk nonstop. That person better be saying things that help you, because if they were whispering things like, “You’re going to fail,” or reminding you of every mistake you’ve ever made, or saying negative things about your teammates, you wouldn’t want that person by your side — especially not during competition.But when it’s just an intangible thought in your mind, it’s much harder to turn away from it.

So you have two opponents. And while you’re out there giving your best to fight the first one, the second one is making all sorts of comments in the back of your mind. Those comments distract you from focusing on what you actually have to do to win. They can make you doubt your preparation. They can make you overanalyze everything. They can make your body tense and freeze. They can make it hard for you to play freely, to perform at your best. And they can even follow you home, keeping your mind busy when you’re trying to rest. That costs you recovery. And that will cost you performance the next day. So you need to develop mental skills to dominate this opponent. And you’ll learn this with RIZE.
The first one is simple. Become aware. Because you can’t fight something you don’t notice. Start paying attention to your own thoughts. Notice when they’re disempowering. Think of your inner opponent like a teacher. It’s giving you the chance to train self control and become stronger.

Keep in mind, negative thoughts are a natural part of the human game. You’ll never silence them completely. But you can train your response to them. You can make sure they don’t run the show. It’s not about having no thoughts. It’s about choosing which ones you follow.