Mindset Matters

One of the concepts that I taught while I was in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center is the power of the transition word, but… Sometimes as an athlete, or even just as a human being, it is really difficult to get to a positive attitude when something negative happens. Life is not all glitter, rainbows, unicorns, and marigolds. So the power of the transition word “but…” is important. It is important because it can take you from a negative to a productive mindset. Once we get to a productive mindset, it is much easier to leap to a positive mindset. So, an example of using this transition word as a tool goes as follows. “Man this workout sucks, but…. I know that if I give this workout my best effort it’s going to lead to improved performance at my next event.” Or “This meeting is so annoying, but…I know that there are some key takeaways that I could use to better prepare myself for the work I will be doing in the next two weeks.”