How much of the time would you like to be
experiencing this state of peak performance? Well if
you're like me you'll probably say 100 percent of
the time. Now I know that some might say that that
would be boring or that it would take away some
meaning to life. Those individuals likely think that
there is pleasure to be had in working hard and
trying to achieve this state. For those individuals
I ask them to reflect on the hard work and notice
how much joy they feel they are actually
experiencing while they are doing it.
Indeed there are many negative beliefs and
emotions that we hold onto that actually "block" us
from being in this state of peak performance "all of
the time". Here are some of them: a) Its not
possible, b) It would take the meaning out of life,
c) The fear of success, d) The fear of failure, e)
The need to succeed, f) I don't deserve it, g) The
need to win, h) This reality doesn't work that way,
i) It takes a lot of effort, and so on. Now I know
that some of these may surprize you. For instance
many of you may "think" that the "need to win", if
anything, should be helpful rather than detrimental.
I would like to show how indeed this is not the
case.
Let's say you are on the golf course and you find
yourself among a group of very experienced golfers.
Suppose also that you are feeling a need to really
prove yourself i.e. you are caught up by the "need
to win". What are you likely to notice happening
inside you? Well with the need to win comes a
definite emotional attachment to the outcome of the
game. This means that your emotional state has just
become "dependent" on the outcome of the game.
Another way of saying this is that your mood state,
and ultimately your performance, is now going to
fluctuate throughout the game based on whether you
feel you are doing well or not.
Hence when one of your opponents makes a good
shot you are likely to feel somewhat anxious. What
impact is this going to have on your ability to
focus on your game. Well, I think it's obvious that
when you are distracted by such anxiety you find
yourself making more mistakes. Now because your mood
state is dependent on the outcome of the game,
making mistakes is only going to cause you more
anxiety. You run the risk of plummeting into a
vortex of negative emotions and multiple bogeys.
So so you see, the "need to win" can become one
of your worst enemies. So how does one address this
and other problems that block us from achieving our
full potential and therefore our peak performance.
The negative beliefs and emotions I mentioned
earlier that block your performance are not only
detrimental, they are totally unnecessary! In other
words it is possible to eliminate them, yes,
eliminate them completely and forever.
Can you imagine what this even feels like? If you
would like to know more you can visit the web site
listed below.