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Two Big Problems That Hurt Mental Toughness

Mental toughness is what separates the good from great. With mental toughness, you always have a fighting chance.

Mental toughness gives you the confidence needed to keep pushing forward despite the competitive situation.

The key component of mental toughness is the ability to focus on the challenge right in front of you. You see, athletes that lack mental toughness have a misplaced focus.

Athletes that lack mental toughness suffer from two BIG problems:

1. Frustration: Frustration over making mistakes, suffering losses or trailing in a competition. Frustration keeps an athlete’s mind stuck in the past, preventing them from seeing the opportunities in the present to turn the tide in their favor.

2. Fear of Failure: Fear over bad outcomes or choking in critical moments in competition. Fear is future-based and, also, prevents you from focusing in the NOW or the things you need to do in the present in order to be successful.

So if you are looking to go from good to great, it is imperative that you work on your mental toughness.

There may be no greater and more mentally challenging situation like being down 3-0 in a best of seven series against a team that is favored to win the championship.

These are the exact circumstances that faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the NBA Championship.

The Cavaliers headed into the potential knockout game against the Golden State Warriors who steamrolled every team they had faced in their undefeated playoff run. The Warriors won the first three games of the series by an average of 15 points.

Many teams facing such an uphill battle might mentally give up in the next game but not the Cavaliers...

Cleveland came out in Game 4 attacking the basket from the opening whistle. Despite having their backs against the wall, the Cavaliers were laser-focused on Game 4 and played with a vengeance.

Not only did the Cavaliers put on a basketball clinic, they showed what mental toughness is all about... resiliency and attitude. The Cavaliers scored a record 49 points in the first quarter and went on to win 137-116, thus handing the Warriors their first loss of the 2017 playoffs.

Cavs Head coach, Tyronn Lue, talked about the mental toughness of the Cleveland squad.

LUE: "This is who we are. We’re a tough, resilient team. Guys were into it. We knew (the Warriors) were beatable, we knew we could play better, and this is the result you get when we’re at our best. You get down 3-0 and you’re fighting, you’ll do whatever it takes."

Cavaliers veteran, Richard Jefferson, described mental toughness in this manner.

JEFFERSON: "We can beat them three times in a row. It’s going to be difficult. The chances might be 1 percent. But if a doctor told you you’re dying... and this treatment would give you a 1 percent chance, would you take it?"

Mental toughness gives you a chance and, in sports, anything can happen if given the chance.

Try this tip to improve your mental toughness:

Get your head in the game. Let go of mistakes quickly. That is to say, focus on the present. The past is over and no amount of regret or frustration will change it.

Tell yourself, "Anything can happen," and look for ways to elevate your game. Stay focus on that game strategy through the game. All you need is a chance if you stay mentally tough!

- Dr. Patrick J. Cohn

Every one on holiday?

Perseverance is the key to success in most arenas. Thanks TooSlow for posting this thread and persevering with your technique. It requires a great deal of dedication to maintain such an important task!

wow i used this method before i read this thread, and its really work except GBP

The 7 Most important words in the world.

"DON'T GIVE UP....... DON'T EVER GIVE UP."

hello TooSlow

I have got a question: you said traders can use any timeframes (M1/M5/M15/M30), only difference is number of chances to entry. But I find different TF will yeild different result.

Eg. the chart below, using M5 chart will loss, because the second bar opened above highest H1 open and goes down through it, this is supposedly the entry point for SHORT, the price goes down less than 1pip then retrieve. Using M15 chart will avoid that losing trade since the second M5 bar is still within the first M15 bar. Could you elaborate on this ? Thanks .

great thread and congrats TooSlow...

Possible set-up for later.

That didn't waste any time...

Who is taking the 10 trade challenge the week of JUNE 18, 2017?

During the challenge you are only to trade the same pair.
Beginners do not get to trade multiple pairs until they have mastered trading one single pair.
GREEN PIPS TO ALL.
Cheers!

Where is the loss?

Triple-Dip-Entry on that GJ gave a nice, relaxed session today.



We're getting to the time of year, where HOLO really comes into its own. HOLO loves ranges. Bring it on.

Interesting yet simple method - I'll take the 10 trade challenge and report back on my results.

AFTER

How to Cope With Trash Talkers in Sports


Have negative remarks, whether its trash-talking or a negative comment from your opponent, ever distracted you?

You are not alone...

In every sport, mental warfare occurs and its sole objective is to get into your head, interrupt your focus, and mess with your performance.

There are countless examples of trash talk in sports... A group of opposing gymnasts who make snide remarks as you pass by to prepare for your next apparatus...

Swimmers attempting to psyche you out behind the starting blocks as your heat is being announced...

Cocky opposing volleyball players who over-celebrate every point won.

The mind games are endless in sports. The reason that athletes trash talk is because, many times, it works. Some athletes get so caught up in the antics of their opponents that they find it difficult to focus during a competition or game.

For instance, there was a lot of trash talking in the 2017 NBA Finals where the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Golden State Warriors.

Warriors forward Draymond Green is notorious around the league for trash talking and getting into the head of opposing players.

GREEN: "Everybody's susceptible to that [trash talking]. I dont care who you are."

Green was given the task of defending Cavalier Kevin Love. Green talked about his mental game plan for disrupting Loves flow during the game.

GREEN: "Try to take him out of spots where he's comfortable. Make him do some things that maybe he don't want to do... When he's going, he makes their team a lot better, so it is my job to try to take him out of the game."

In order to combat trash talking, you must have a mental strategy to prepare your to deal with it in competitions.

If trash talking interferes with focus, then focus is the answer to inoculate yourself from trash talking.

How does trash talking work?

Your opponent makes some negative remarks, "You cant beat me. You know you are going to miss."

Soon, you become preoccupied with the trash talking... Now you're focusing on what your opponent is saying and doing.

As you focus more and more on the trash talk, negative emotions, such as anger and frustration, swirl inside you making focusing even more difficult.

The swelling of these negative emotions causes you to lose your composure and your performance goes down the tubes.

In this instance, trash talking won!

The way to nip trash talking in the bud is to stop it before it ruins your focus and infects your emotions.

Of course, you will notice the negative chatter of your opponents but you need to stay calm in order to maintain composure and refocus on your game when necessary.

If you stay calm and focused, you will often frustrate the trash talker and beat them in the mental battle of competition.

A Tip For Winning The Trash Talk War:

In order to keep your mind on your game, it is imperative that you maintain your composure and NOT look frustrated with it.

If you do hear it, pretend that you don't notice the trash talking--that you are in your own zone.

Quickly refocus on the next play of the game and let go of the negative comments intended to keep you stuck in the past.

Just like you focus on your game to beat a defender, focus on your performance cues to execute your role successfully.

- Dr. Patrick J. Cohn

hi TooSlow, and hi to all other members.

i am follow this system from few days and seem a good trading method. the only (and IMPERATIVE) rules are: FOLLOW exactly the rules...

i need to prepare my mind, this last period is not good and i continue to lost money...

about today session on forex, some pair go up without retrace... some suggestion on particular UP/DOWN trend?

i think the system work good on ranging/laterality of the market... about the indicator, not sure to understand where to find the indi and template, on first page i see only the PDF file...
where i download it?

thanks and best regard.

and good week-end to all

EDIT:

one question: if the first bar open in the ZONE OF TRADING but not reach the ENTRY ZONE (and closed into TRADING ZONE), and the second break the ENTRY ZONE... i can ENTER in the trade o need to wait another setup?

Who is taking the 10 trade challenge the week of JUNE 25, 2017?

During the challenge you are only to trade the same pair.
Beginners do not get to trade multiple pairs until they have mastered trading one single pair.
GREEN PIPS TO ALL.
Cheers!

hi TooSlow,

sorry for my stupid ask, but i am little confused on ENTRY...

if i understand well, i have to trade WHEN the price CROSS the ZONE TRADING (sell/buy depending buy the moment)... BUT... for BUY example...the correct entry is when BID PRICE CROSS...??? it's correct?
or need to wait the ASK PRICE...???

little confused...

and again. is good choice to use pair with LOW SPREAD?

thanks for your time, best regard.