How to Increase Willpower and Determination
How to increase willpower and determination in sports by defeating your fears (program available in https://sportsmentaltoughness.com/fea.... The first step in overcoming fears is to understand it. From that awareness, you then can control it, master it, or even eliminate it where it is not useful for you.
In this video, the mental toughness trainer for sports teaches you the key to taking this first step. The next step will be emotional mastery because the bottom line to most fears is that we are simply afraid of our emotions.
[Transcript] What we want to do is get rid of the Non-useful fears that interfere with our game.
Really pay attention here because I’m going to go a little advanced mental toughness on you and when you “get it” you will have the key to being fearless. I’ve taught this to kids as young as 8 years old so I know you can get it.
So, quick review, the overall goal for you in this module is to learn how to get rid of a lot of the #1 Interference you have to playing your best game…Fear, right?
Let’s first take Fear apart. You see, There’s only 2 kinds of fears. 1. Fear of, or being afraid of physical harm to our body. My fear of poisonous snakes falls in this area. Have you ever been at the edge of a cliff or some other high place with a huge drop below? And then got the Fear feeling? That’s the kind of thing I’m talking about. The fear of getting burned keeps me from putting my hand into a fire. All useful fears right?
Here’s the kicker.
All other things we are afraid of in life. All other FEAR… comes under another category. ….fear of feelings.
There’s nothing else in life to fear. Those are the only 2 bad things that can happen to us. 1. Harm to our body and 2. Difficult feelings.
You might say, no Craig, I’m afraid of making mistakes. I’m afraid of blowing it and losing the game for our team. I’m afraid of what people might think about me. I’m afraid that I won’t make it onto the Varsity team. I’m afraid that I won’t get this thing that I want. I’m afraid of disappointing my parents,team or my coach.
And if we were talking to each other, I would say, “What will happen to you if that thing you’re afraid of occurs?” Let’s use this fear:
“I’m afraid of disappointing my parents,team or my coach.”
So, I’d say back, if that happens and you disappoint parents, team or coach, is somebody going to shoot you? Beat you up? Will your parents or coach take away your food clothing and shelter?
Of course not! No physical harm to your body will happen. Well, what will happen then that you’re afraid of? The only thing that really happens is that you will feel bad! Feelings. This category here. At the end of the line to all the things we are afraid of, There’s only physical harm to our body or feelings. I promise you, no matter what you come up with, it always comes down to this or this. There’s nothing else!
When I say difficult feelings, I’m talking about feelings like:
Disappointment, Sad, Mad, Hurt, Upset, Angry, Lonely, No Confidence, and maybe the toughest one to deal with, Embarrassment.
That’s what you are fearing and afraid of. Those difficult feelings.
If you do a dangerous sport like gymnastics or football, well, that’s a separate thing that I deal with in my Conquering Injury program. Put that aside for now because 99% of the time, you’re only afraid of difficult feelings.
So, what if…what if you weren’t afraid of those feelings?
Well then, you would be 99% fearless and courageous! You want that? You can have it!
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