Mental Storms: How to Turn Self-Doubt into Your Biggest Advantage

Hey TAH Team,

The business grows through connections, and it’s been amazing, thank you!

As you read this today, let me know if you think this email would be better with an example. Should I start adding an example section to help us apply the Ts (Theme, Trick, Tools) in real situations? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Week Theme:

Overcoming Self-Criticism and Mastering Mental Performance

Weekly Info:

Step on the mat, up to the plate, to the line, and then that small slip happens. A tiny trip, barely noticeable, but suddenly, everything feels off.

We get thrown off our trajectory, like an arrow caught in the wind.

Except this wind isn’t external, it’s our own thoughts.

And when that wind picks up, when self-criticism turns into a storm, it can literally blow us away.

So how can we either use the wind to our advantage or calm it before it takes over?

We broke this down in this week’s Deep Dive!

Exclusive Trick: Gone With The Wind

A classic (both the phrase and the mindset). Instead of fighting the wind of our thoughts, let’s learn to use it to our advantage.

Exclusive Action Tools:

1. Notice the criticism before it blows us away. Ever get that feeling of a storm brewing? Recognizing the breeze before the full-blown windstorm hits is key.

2. Think about WHY that criticism is there. What does it mean? Where is it coming from? Understanding it gives us control.

3. Use it to our advantage. Once we answer those questions, we now have a map to travel with the wind rather than fight against it.

Closing:

Sometimes, as soon as we step into a high-pressure situation, the winds of self-criticism hit us out of nowhere, knocking us off course.

But fighting against those winds only makes things harder.

Instead, let’s let them go with the wind, stop resisting, and use them to our advantage.

Notice, Think, Adapt.

See you later!

Gabe

P.S. For instance, an example story…

A wrestler I spoke with stepped onto the mat and was quickly down 3 points. In that moment, all the thoughts and self-criticism hit him, the winds were howling.

In the past, he tried to fight those winds, forcing himself to ignore the thoughts rather than using them.

But when he learned to work with the wind, everything changed. He recognized the self-criticism before it took over, understood where it was coming from, and used it to game-plan his next move.

Sure enough, he tied the match back up.