Sunday Story…Practice

Toughness.

Being mentally tough is a habit. It just doesn’t happen by chance. You must practice every chance you get. Sometimes just a few minutes, sometimes for 20 or 40 minutes but you practice. Make a plan, have a backup, stay in the present moment, and put your head down until it’s over no matter what your mind tells you.

You can always do more than you think you can. Your mind will want to quit long before your body will fail. Fall down, get up. Breathe and go. Whatever your mantra is, say it over and over. Look for the finish line and get over it.

Don’t wait to practice until the game is on the line. Practice every day. Play a game in your mind…like you did when you were a kid…OK, this is for the world championship, the final game, the score is tied, it’s all up to you. There it is…dig down and find another gear, negotiate for more strength and get after it!

Mental toughness is a skill and a habit. It doesn’t just happen. It happens because you make it happen. Because you decide today is the day you are tougher than you think you are.

Make today the day.

John Mariotti
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