Sport psychology
Success: Restructuring the Fear of Scarcity to a Balance to Maintain by Laura King, CHt, NLP & Life Coach
D Decide There is a Way to Succeed Deciding to believe that you can succeed is your first step toward creating a brain restructure. Grab a notebook to jot down thoughts about your current situation. Are your thoughts negative? Create positive scenarios to replace these negative thoughts. Use words that help you brave, prepare, rebalance, breakthrough, move, release, reshuffle and inspire positive visions of success.
It’s an understatement to say that 2020 is a challenge. Our world is being rocked with social change, health concerns and financial uncertainty. As a trainer, you may be juggling the
Begin with some form of affirmation like:
desire to provide optimal horse and client care with the worry of a decrease in resources
I recognize and embrace this dramatic shift as
because of reduced lessons, clinics and horse sales. Although I can’t provide a cure for
an opportunity to regroup and redefine. I can
COVID-19, I can help you deal with anxiety associated with this change. Read on to learn
survive and thrive by creating a different balance
some tips, techniques and exercises to realign your focus from a fear of scarcity to a balance
in my life and finding success all around me.
to maintain using the DISCOVER Process to help you achieve a mindset reset.
I Identify Your Fears
The DISCOVER Process
rations for a best case scenario. Can we
What fears keep you from believing that you
First, you must examine your thoughts.
take this world “pause” and move forward
can have success during changing times?
with a positive plan for whatever occurs?
List your fears and any thoughts you have
The media is slamming you with worst
Let’s create some options that prepare
about them. Where do these fears come
case scenarios and gloom and doom sto-
positively for the future. We must use our
from? Are they coming from outside voices
ries. This information is bombarding you
magic to survive, and then thrive through
(family, friends, media)? Are they real or
without providing suggestions or prepa-
this upheaval.
imagined? Take your worst case scenario
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