Lesson
2
There's
A Locked Vault Filled With Gold,
That Most Volleyball Players And Coaches
Have No Hope Of Unlocking!
Here's
the First Key To The Vault...
"Why, Why, Why?" my mind kept repeating for days after my
team went from being totally out of control on the court (and not
having a clue what to do next), to suddenly playing better than ever
and winning the second game.
Well,
I finally got my answer. You know what it was? We took conscious and
total control of our emotions - instead of being the
"victims" of them!
So,
I began thinking, "If controlling our emotions helped us turn
everything and win that game, against such tremendous odds, what would
be possible if we controlled our emotions in every game we
played?"
I
began testing that theory, and you know what I discovered? In nearly
every situation, when you're able to stay in the drivers seat with
your emotions, you play better. Every time. No exceptions.
How
to get in the drivers seat and stay there. . .
The
secret to getting into the driver's seat and staying there is what's
called your "associations."
To
understand the power of associations, think about this. Isn't there a
certain song that when you hear it, it reminds you have a special
person or certain place?
Or, isn't there a certain person that when you think of him or her,
you either get really good feelings or really negative feelings
inside?
Even though you may not consciously tell your brain, "Oh this
song reminds of this person", or "I really like/dislike this
person," that's how your brain manages your experiences.
These kinds of associations are actually triggers. Anytime you feel
very strong emotions and "attach" them to something else,
like a person, place, thing, or action (like snapping your fingers,
thrusting your fist upward, etc.), you create
an association.
This whole idea comes from a psychiatrist named Pavlov. He put a dog
on a chain and put a bowl of food outside the dog's reach. Once the
dog began to salivate, Pavlov would ring a bell and pull the food
away. The dog would
stop salivating.
Pavlov repeated this process so many times that all he ultimately had
to do was ring the bell and the dog would salivate automatically.
Every time. Like clockwork.
The dog created an association to hearing the bell and linked it to
salivating - unconsciously!
This is exactly the same way you create associations about every game
and team you play, about your teammates, and about every skill you
practice on a daily basis.
Associations
build up in you at an unconscious level. They direct your focus and
your emotions. They either support you or they don't!
Take Control Of Your Associations and
You Send Your Winning Percentage Soaring
You've probably heard the Pavlov's dog story, but you probably never
made the connection of how it could be used to improve your volleyball
game and winning percentage.
Know this: if you create certain "empowering" associations
or triggers, before and during competition, it allows you to access
the ideal emotional states that help you perform at your absolute best
- in every single match!
What this means to you is that you can take any great performance you
had, identify what you did mentally and emotionally, create a
"trigger" that allows you to recreate that state at will,
then pull the trigger when you need to before and during competition -
all of which I can show you how to do, quickly and easily.
I willÊÊshow you how to do that - quickly and easily.
When
you play Volleyball, aren't there certain teams you face, that when
you think of them, you instantly say something like this to yourself:
"We're going to destroy them!"
"We'll beat them - no problem!"
"I love playing those guys!"
On the other hand, aren't there also teams, that when you think of
them, you say something like this to yourself:
"Oh no, I hate playing them!"
"They are sooo good!"
"They're bigger and faster than us!"
In both cases, you've unknowingly created associations to the thought
of playing each of those teams. When your associations are like the
first scenario, you will be incredibly resourceful, powerful,
confident,
and excited about playing.
In the second scenario, however, you'll be more likely to hesitate, be
stressed, scared, and much less likely to perform at your best.
What's good about this is that you can mold, shape and change your
associations so that you're always powerful, aggressive, and playing
at your best!
How
To Train Your Brain To Move Beyond Negative
Thoughts And Emotions
Think about all the different emotions that you experience before,
during, and after competition. Notice which of these emotions are
negative like anger, stress, and anxiety.
What if you were able to bypass such "power sucking"
emotions and instantly transform yourself into a more motivated,
courageous, confident, and go for it emotional state?
You could walk onto the volleyball court so focused about what you
needed to do to win, that you'd never worry or doubt yourself.
When you have challenges, you'd instantly move into an emotion of
total power and confidence, instead of hesitating, feeling worn out,
and waiting until the game gets going before you (or your team) start
performing at your best.
The ability to manage and transform your emotional state in an instant
(and turbo-charge your playing level in the process), is a skill that
you can learn. Anyone can learn it. And it's not as hard to do as you
might think.
To discover the keys to taking total control of your emotional state,
and how you play as a result, please move on to lesson
3
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