How To Prepare For Battle
How To Prepare For Battle
Dear Friend,
The guy looked like something out of a Mad Max movie. Eye black, shoes covered by tape, sleeves rolled and taped, each knuckle on his fingers taped sticky side out...
He was the only one sitting on a bench just before he took the field - he was ready to compete - and he was probably the most talented football player I have ever coached.
So, what was with the Halloween costume? Were the 74 rolls of tape and full tube of eye black going to make him play better?
You know what? It was.
Here's why.
Getting yourself ready for a game, a competition, a presentation, an interview - anything where you need to be on top of your game is really about flipping a switch.
That switch turns you from yourself into the person that is going to be in the limelight, the person under the magnifying glass. It turns you into someone just a little bit outside of yourself. A former Washington Redskin that I used to coach with called it 'the little man inside.' Before you compete, you need to let that little man out.
In other words, you must transform into the perfect athlete, the perfect presenter, the perfect speaker, the perfect person for the job... it doesn't mean you change who you are, just who you become during the 'battle'. And it is more important to believe that you are that person, than to truly 'be' perfect.
This is why my football player dressed exactly the same before every game. It was his switch. His cue to let it all hang out. Why do you think professional athletes have so many rituals before competition? It's there trigger to get 'in the zone'.
You can also think about it like acting. Actors take the stage and become someone else. It doesn't change who they are, but while on stage they can do things that are out of the norm. That's why Disney World actually categorizes their job duties as either 'onstage' or 'offstage' and the requirements for each are quite different. Those employees also need to know when to trigger the switch.
So, before you can compete at your best, you must develop your own ritual. It will be a little different for each person. I think the best way is to think of a time that you have already had great success. What were you thinking? What were you wearing? What did you eat before? How did you warm up? What did you see, hear and smell? Think about what you did before you were successful and work those into your routine. Your confidence will soar and your performance will kick buht.
Run Fast Not Hard
Coach K
PS Flipping the switch before running your 40 yard dash works the same way. For the best techniques to work into that ritual get Ultimate Insider Speed Training Secrets at http://www.makesyoufast.com/ultimateinsiderspeed.html Get it and jumpstart you performance NOW.
Copyright, Tim Kauppinen, 2006
**This daily email does not take the place of professional medical advice.
Always consult a doctor before starting or changing any fitness
program.**
This email is protected by copyright, 2006,
Tim Kauppinen. All rights reserved. Reproduction of
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Tim Kauppinen
248 Merrick Terrace Dr
Marshall, WI 53559 USA
608 655 3800 Phone
tim.kauppinen@makesyoufast.com
http://www.makesyoufast.com
Dear Friend,
The guy looked like something out of a Mad Max movie. Eye black, shoes covered by tape, sleeves rolled and taped, each knuckle on his fingers taped sticky side out...
He was the only one sitting on a bench just before he took the field - he was ready to compete - and he was probably the most talented football player I have ever coached.
So, what was with the Halloween costume? Were the 74 rolls of tape and full tube of eye black going to make him play better?
You know what? It was.
Here's why.
Getting yourself ready for a game, a competition, a presentation, an interview - anything where you need to be on top of your game is really about flipping a switch.
That switch turns you from yourself into the person that is going to be in the limelight, the person under the magnifying glass. It turns you into someone just a little bit outside of yourself. A former Washington Redskin that I used to coach with called it 'the little man inside.' Before you compete, you need to let that little man out.
In other words, you must transform into the perfect athlete, the perfect presenter, the perfect speaker, the perfect person for the job... it doesn't mean you change who you are, just who you become during the 'battle'. And it is more important to believe that you are that person, than to truly 'be' perfect.
This is why my football player dressed exactly the same before every game. It was his switch. His cue to let it all hang out. Why do you think professional athletes have so many rituals before competition? It's there trigger to get 'in the zone'.
You can also think about it like acting. Actors take the stage and become someone else. It doesn't change who they are, but while on stage they can do things that are out of the norm. That's why Disney World actually categorizes their job duties as either 'onstage' or 'offstage' and the requirements for each are quite different. Those employees also need to know when to trigger the switch.
So, before you can compete at your best, you must develop your own ritual. It will be a little different for each person. I think the best way is to think of a time that you have already had great success. What were you thinking? What were you wearing? What did you eat before? How did you warm up? What did you see, hear and smell? Think about what you did before you were successful and work those into your routine. Your confidence will soar and your performance will kick buht.
Run Fast Not Hard
Coach K
PS Flipping the switch before running your 40 yard dash works the same way. For the best techniques to work into that ritual get Ultimate Insider Speed Training Secrets at http://www.makesyoufast.com/ultimateinsiderspeed.html Get it and jumpstart you performance NOW.
Copyright, Tim Kauppinen, 2006
**This daily email does not take the place of professional medical advice.
Always consult a doctor before starting or changing any fitness
program.**
This email is protected by copyright, 2006,
Tim Kauppinen. All rights reserved. Reproduction of
any portion of this email is strictly prohibited without the
express written consent of Tim Kauppinen.
Tim Kauppinen
248 Merrick Terrace Dr
Marshall, WI 53559 USA
608 655 3800 Phone
tim.kauppinen@makesyoufast.com
http://www.makesyoufast.com
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