Believing is More Useful than Worrying

Believing doesn’t mean it’s going to happen but it is a lot more useful than worrying. Where your attention goes, your energy flows. 

For example, if you walk onto a soccer field thinking you are going to win, it doesn't mean that’s going to happen, but it sure does change the energy your team brings to the game. 

There is research suggesting that elite athletes, including Olympic athletes, use self-talk as a powerful mental tool for enhancing performance. 

If you need an energy boost just look up positive self-talk Olympic athletes. 

The athletes who are more successful, especially those who win more regularly, tend to have the ability to quickly replace negative self-talk with supportive or constructive comments after making a mistake. 

Sport psychology research also shows that athletes who engage in positive, solution-focused self-talk can recover more effectively from errors and perform better in subsequent tasks.