Sports Psych Final

Relationship between anxiety and control

less control = higher anxiety More control = lower anxiety.

How do we lower anxiety?

Control the controllable

Past/Present/Future model

Past = depression and guilt, present = high performance Future = anxiety

Difference between good anxiety and bad anxiety

good anxiety promotes action bad anxiety cripples you

What creates a Psychological gap?

Racing ahead and dwelling on the past.

How does the law of occupied space fit into the psychological gap?

If you think to far into the future, your brain will fill with fear and anxiety.

What is a cue?

a focus point

What is the difference between a relevant and irrelevant cue?

Relevant cues = focus on improving performance. Irrelevant cues = distractions

Avoidance vs approach mentality

Approach: Running towards life, taking on difficult situations head on. Avoidance: running away from life

What is the difference between self-belief and confidence

Self belief = something you haven't done yet. Confidence = belief in something you have already done

Arrogant

lose - lose. You tear other people down

Aggressive

Win - lose. Training to beat someone, not win. Not good in long term.

Assertive

Win - Win. TRUE CONFIDENCE. becoming the best you can.

Passive

Lose - Win. Letting people walk all over you, absence of confidence

4 building blocks of confidence

1. Previous performance accomplishment 2. Vicarious experiences 3. Verbal Persuasion 4. Physiological states

What does it mean to be unconsciously competent?

You don't know what makes you good. You couldn't replicate it or teach it.

First dimension of decision making

Indecisive vs. Decisive

Indecisive

too worried about being "right". Undermines people, disrupts performance

Decisive

better to be decisive and wrong. decide then correct, commit and move forward

Second dimension of decision making

Micro panicking vs. Calm mind

Micro panicking

indecisive, rush things, cannot execute

Calm mind

Artificial intelligence: rational, reasonable, logical

What are the three tiers of the decision making process?

1. Understand laws of nature 2. Mold to your strengths 3. You have your space to be in the present and make your own decisions

How does the mind relate to the engine of a car?

If we don't take care of it, manage our energy then it will start to overheat and will lose performance and eventually shut down.

What does SEMP stand for

Spiritual, Emotional, Mental, and Physical skills

What is the most precious resource we have?

Energy

What must self mastery come before everything else?

Create a foundation for yourself and develop inner strengths before you focus on affecting the environment and leading others.

What are the 9 skills?

Self belief, positive intelligence, control the controllable, deliberate practice, motivation, anxiety, concentration, confidence, decision making

Ego

focus on outcome. has out to in mindset

Task

focus on building skills and focuses on the process/journey

how do the 9 skills interrelate?

The skills build upon each other and continually go deeper inot helping us discipline our minds and gain control over our thoughts/actions, leading to higher performance.

What is the difference between abundance and scarcity mentality?

Everyone can get what they need vs I need to be cutthroat for resources

What is the difference between self-mastery, environmental mastery, and leadership mastery?

control and understanding of yourself, how you respond to/affect your environment, teaching skills

What is the formula for high performance?

Potential + training - Interference = high performance

How to build self-belief in ourselves

how we talk to ourselves (power statements), research on self (3:1, control the controllable) , having and in to out mindset (be proactive)

Formula for faith

belief + action

positive intelligence

knowing what to do

negative intelligence

doing things that don't work and repeating them over and over again

conformity = ??

just being good, not becoming great

proactive vs. reactive

reactive = out to in, observe and act upon it. proactive = in to out mindset, affecting the environment

out to in mindset

taking things from the outside and bringing it in. proactive

internal locus

in to out, good control over anxiety

External locus

out to in, conform, needs approval, learned helplessness

10-80-10

10% worse over time 80% slowly improving 10% high performing

How does objective help us?

it gives direction and focus on the task at hand

mindset of high performing athletes

believe they have never arrived

Human Identity

Self-belief, positive intelligence, control the controllable

Focus

Deliberate practice, motivation theory, anxiety, concentration

Execution

confidence, decision making