donโ€™t question your mental toughness


Don’t Question Your Mental Toughness


There is โ€œno questionโ€ about it.ย 

Did this clicheโ€™ emerge in sports?ย Iโ€™m not sure, itโ€™s just where I hear it most often.

What Iโ€™ll hear from competitors is an indication of their mental toughness.ย 

I listen for how often they question themselves.ย 


  • โ€œhow did I do that?โ€
  • โ€œwhat are you doing?โ€
  • โ€œwhy am I out here today?โ€
  • “What are YOU DOING!?”ย 

All Questions!ย 

Mental toughness doesnโ€™t ask questions.

Do you question your Mental Toughness?ย 

Because I donโ€™t hear an athlete that is playing well, ask themselves questions such as, โ€œhow are you playing so well?โ€ ย “How are you so awesome?!”ย 

Questions during competition emerge after mistakes and they make sense, but they are rhetorical, and they arenโ€™t answered.ย 

All they do is lead to more questions or merely go unanswered.

If you want to become more mentally strong then do this instead!

Donโ€™t question your mental toughness!

Questions donโ€™t lead to many positive adjustments, just more questions. Things will go bad, and we arenโ€™t going to always play our best, so we will need to make adjustments.ย 

So, we need to give ourselves instructions about what to do NEXT.

Try statements instead.

We are either listening to ourselves or telling ourselves.


  • โ€œOkay, next play,โ€
  • โ€œwow, that wasnโ€™t the best,โ€
  • โ€œstay aggressive,โ€
  • โ€œfind a way.โ€ย 

These statements can even be motivational, but Iโ€™ve found that the best make slightย instructional adjustments. ย 

You donโ€™t need to question your mental toughness! Or question your ability or skills. You just need to develop a habit of telling yourself what to do next!

Confidence is king, but Focus is queen!


 

 


dr rob bell speakerDr. Rob Bell is a Sport Psychology Coach. DRB & associates coach executives and professional athletes. Some clients have included three different winners on the PGA Tour, Indy Eleven, University of Notre Dame, Marriott, and Walgreens.ย