It’s just true; your ability to control your thoughts, emotions, and your desires will be the determining factor in maximizing your physical ability. Your mindset will be the determining factor in maximizing your training program. Your personal character and identity matters. Your identity as a competitor matter. Bridging the gap between your performance identity and your personal identity will be the defining factor in reaching your physical potential. If you want to perform to your potential, first, be a better person.
I can prove it, your personal character matters, the details matter. One of the key components in performance is how to handle failure and adversity. Your response is directly connected to what you believe about yourself as an individual.
Performing consistently will require you to know how to define and exert your Identity. You have to know who you are as an individual first so that you can understand your place in your family, on your team, and in society as a whole. Your personal identity is the foundation you need to develop a strong performance identity.
So, let’s start by talking about how to develop your personal identity. It is popular to talk about finding purpose and understanding you're why. Generating the energy necessary to reach your potential starts with a strong definition of purpose in your life.
The Mayhem Mindset process starts with this question. In the biggest moments of opportunity in your life or your darkest hour, will you be enough? Can you count on yourself, and can others count on you? If everything you rely on was taken from you and you had a standalone in from the world and define yourself, what would you say?
Keep Coming Forward,
Jim Hensel
Establishing Your Personal and Performance Identity
