Book breakdown of my current Favorite book by Ben Bergeron titled "Chasing Excellence" where he stresses the importance of focusing on character first. The first quality a successful athlete needs is commitment.

You will believe the story you tell yourself every day.  What is your story?

“The Brain Simply Believes What You Tell It Most.” Shad Helmstetter Ph.D.

Start using "you" or your name instead of "I" in your self talk. With this, it appears as you are coaching yourself instead of telling yourself what to do.

What stage of self-talk do you live in?

1. Negative

2. I "should not" stage

3. Declaration stage based on negative statement - I will never ....... again.

4. Positive declaration of who you aspire to be.

5. Being one with a higher power.

Rumble strips alert you when you are out of your lane, wake you up, and get you back on track.  What are your built in rumble strips?

What are the confidence conditioning or positive affirmation statements that you need to be saying to yourself on a daily basis?

One of my favorite childhood stories teaches us about The Optimist And The Pessimist.  You have the choice to be whichever one you want. 

Inside everyone there is a good wolf and a bad wolf. Which one are you feeding?

How do you get mental reps? Set a reminder on your phone - every hour - with a power statement that describes the individual that you want to be. 

How a state champion wrestler uses a champion statement to overpower negative self-talk and change his personal belief system