Post by cliff on Sept 8, 2006 15:30:14 GMT 12
Sometimes resetting our perspective can have a radical impact on our performance - whether playing administrating etc.
It's easy to get too close to what we are doing, want something so much or get familiar (or bored) with something so much that we can forget simple things - why we love playing, what shots we like and we can take it for granted.
So often we fear results, want something too much, are focusing on all the things we know we shouldn't and fighting internal battles. When that happens it can be because of a lack of something, something missing so something else fills the void.
REDISCOVERING OUR DESIRE FOR THE SPORT
Thats is why sometimes after tough or even tragic situations, or after coming back from injury, or a shock from your coach, or a kind word, or a gap in playing the sport, sometimes the person can play much better than before. Or at least be compettive despite a long lay off when the opposite should be true. It can be a reminder of what's really important.
RE SETTING OUR INTERNAL FOCUS - perhaps it is because sometimes after such things we remember how and why we took up the sport in the first place. (Is this what happened to Tiger Woods recently? - who knows but you may have had an example of when this has happened to you)
GETTING TO THAT PLACE
Taking some time to sit back and remind ourselves what is important - to get off the treadmill of chasing results and focus on the essence of why we are involved can reveal some pathways back to that focus.
PLAYING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Playing for results only for someone else's expectations can interfere with form. Wanting something too much can be like trying to grasp a jelly in your hands too tightly it doesn't work very well, sometimes you have to ease back.
Sometimes letting go a little, maybe a break, maybe a fresh look at the sport, maybe a change in routine, maybe just to remember what we liked about it in the first place can get back the flow from the inside out.
For once you get that true enjoyment back - suddenly you are watching the shuttle again onto the racket, you are taking your time, you are enjoying the moment and letting the result be what it will be and in doing so often give yourself a better chance of success. That can replace the outside factors and make them alot easier to put into perspective.
Sometimes its not about fighting something its about releasing something from the inside out - the love of the sport and just being involved can sometimes be the missing key to top performance. It can help us channel and focus our determination and desire to win on the moment instead of on ourselves, on others, the past or the future.
It's easy to get too close to what we are doing, want something so much or get familiar (or bored) with something so much that we can forget simple things - why we love playing, what shots we like and we can take it for granted.
So often we fear results, want something too much, are focusing on all the things we know we shouldn't and fighting internal battles. When that happens it can be because of a lack of something, something missing so something else fills the void.
REDISCOVERING OUR DESIRE FOR THE SPORT
Thats is why sometimes after tough or even tragic situations, or after coming back from injury, or a shock from your coach, or a kind word, or a gap in playing the sport, sometimes the person can play much better than before. Or at least be compettive despite a long lay off when the opposite should be true. It can be a reminder of what's really important.
RE SETTING OUR INTERNAL FOCUS - perhaps it is because sometimes after such things we remember how and why we took up the sport in the first place. (Is this what happened to Tiger Woods recently? - who knows but you may have had an example of when this has happened to you)
GETTING TO THAT PLACE
Taking some time to sit back and remind ourselves what is important - to get off the treadmill of chasing results and focus on the essence of why we are involved can reveal some pathways back to that focus.
PLAYING FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Playing for results only for someone else's expectations can interfere with form. Wanting something too much can be like trying to grasp a jelly in your hands too tightly it doesn't work very well, sometimes you have to ease back.
Sometimes letting go a little, maybe a break, maybe a fresh look at the sport, maybe a change in routine, maybe just to remember what we liked about it in the first place can get back the flow from the inside out.
For once you get that true enjoyment back - suddenly you are watching the shuttle again onto the racket, you are taking your time, you are enjoying the moment and letting the result be what it will be and in doing so often give yourself a better chance of success. That can replace the outside factors and make them alot easier to put into perspective.
Sometimes its not about fighting something its about releasing something from the inside out - the love of the sport and just being involved can sometimes be the missing key to top performance. It can help us channel and focus our determination and desire to win on the moment instead of on ourselves, on others, the past or the future.