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My favorite singer Kenny Chesney didn’t get named “King of the Road” by the Wall Street Journal by slacking off. He earned it by performing a high energy show each night, selling out to millions, and giving everything he’s got out on stage. Off-stage during tour season he doesn’t drink, eats healthy, works out and takes ice baths. It shows. I digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also goes to the farthest seat in every venue to visualize the fan experience and understand how much energy he has to put out to reach that person. It works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is most required to reach a goal is a daily discipline of denying temporary temptations and putting in the work that needs to be done. Every day. Rinse. Repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It isn’t easy to develop this daily discipline of denial and practice. Temptations are everywhere. Foregoing the cupcakes at the office is a mental practice as much as is it the physical task of walking away. Every time you succeed, you build mental toughness and are shaping the mindset of a fit person. Like lifting weights, every time you do it you build muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Athletes, also mentally prepare for the challenges they face while in training and before a competition. They plan ahead. They visualize the play. The imagine how they will compete and succeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every day is my game day. To become a champion I need to mentally prepare for every day, every situation and get my head in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the morning, I will review the challenges ahead and make a game plan.
I will visualize myself making good choices. I will equip myself with options. There is always a better choice available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daily, I will review my “why.” Why do I want this goal? What will my life be like in a year if I don’t reach the goal? How will I feel when I do reach the goal? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will examine my mindset careful to call out the four biggest obstacles to mental toughness – the critic (you shouldn’t), the cynic (you can’t), the procrastinator (start Monday) and the rationalizer (one won’t hurt). I will take that thought and reframe my thinking to that of a champion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am doing it my way. I can succeed. I am tough. I will push through now.” “I am building momentum.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then I will celebrate the wins. I walked every day this week for at least 15 minutes. I ate at Maggianos and chose the salad, steamed veggies, and chicken. Two victories. Two examples of discipline. Many days of repetition to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How are you building mental toughness? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mindset is 90 percent of the battle. To achieve a goal, you have to commit. To commit, you have to develop and practice the mindset of a champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Building Mental Toughness takes daiy discipline. How to build the mindset of a champion.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[77,75,76],"class_list":{"0":"post-452","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-health-and-fitness","8":"category-remarkable-life","9":"tag-goal","10":"tag-mental-toughness","11":"tag-mindful","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"\n