"Step 1: Practice self-honest self-observation. Step 2: Ask an evaluation question. Step 3: Make the mental shift from Don’t to DO. Step 4: Choose a positive performance phrase. Step 5: Visualize your positive-performance phrase - stay in the DO zone. Step 6: Lock in the shift in self-beliefs. Step 7: Practice, practice, practice."

Greg Warburton is a mental conditioning training coach and had a 39 year career in counseling. We also co-wrote the book Ask More Tell Less for Coaches: The practical guide to mastering coach-athlete communication.