Reasons #12 & #13 of Why We Fail to Master Mental Focus
Here are #12 and #13 of twenty-five reasons I’ve come up with that we fail to master optimal mental focus.
Again, they are not in order of importance. We would enjoy far more frequent successes in our lives if we spent just as much time on mental mastery as we do on physical mastery. There is unbelievable synergy created when they are worked on together in unison. Unfortunately, many never enjoy the vast rewards of this synergy because of these reasons…
To Your Strength and Mastery,
Garin Bader
12 ) We think that mental focus will miraculously become keener when the game is on. We fool ourselves with that adage that we work best under pressure and that the eyes of a crowd or adrenaline will somehow sharpen our mental lenses purely by the “magic of the moment”.
Granted, many of us have done some of our best work under pressure. Deadlines can be a good motivator. But, they don’t always bring us optimal inspiration nor our best performances. To rely on keen mental focus because of the pressure of deadlines is courting disaster more than it’s courting inspiration.
Although we may have given some of our best performances under pressure, we shouldn’t depend on that and it’s reckless to do so. Those that have been practicing 2-4 years for the Gold in the Olympics know that their competition have also been rehearsing under every condition and way ahead of schedule in order to win. They’re certainly not depending on the Olympic Torch to give them last minute inspirations and newfound abilities. To wait until the last minute for inspiration that may or may not come is certainly not preparing yourself to stay within your optimal mental focus zone.
Certainly miraculous things often will occur when the synergy of a crowd, adrenaline, and other factors are present, but to not prepare ahead of time in every aspect to the best of our ability is to be hoping for the best instead of preparing for the best.
13 ) We haven’t practiced mental focus techniques when our blood sugar is low, when we haven’t eaten, or slept well and are not used to regaining it quickly in those circumstances nor have techniques to help circumvent those conditions in the first place. High stress situations put your body in precarious situations quite often that completely crumble the best mental focus practitioners. So, when your body isn’t feeling up to par in real life competition and/or inevitable high stress situations, the reason our mental focus often spirals out of control is because we haven’t practiced in those kinds of sub-par conditions.
People often say there is not a substitute for experience on the playing field. That may be true in one sense. But what is for certain is that we don’t learn to practice and cope with “bad” physical conditions when we rehearse. Most people always want to feel in the best physical condition before they go out to practice because they feel they should achieve optimal performance every time or simply hate feeling uncomfortable.
The fact is, in performance and in the heat of the game, nothing is usually perfect and far from being comfortable. Your body is usually feeling stress long before your mind even recognizes it. So, if you haven’t rehearsed when your body isn’t feel well for whatever reason, those conditions will completely throw you off your best performance.
I feel you can create your own “experience” every day by rehearsing every scenario you may ever encounter – including those days where your body isn’t feeling it’s best. Having the attitude that every day is a good day of learning even if your body is feeling like crap, will bring you mastery much faster and you’ll gain experience at a much faster rate than most of your competitors.
Murphy’s Law is usually present in stressful conditions and we must practice to retain the keenest of mental focus when Murphy comes visiting. For some reason he always has a pass to get into every situation! He’s never invited but Always seems to show up for those that don’t expect him. “Bad” conditions are normal circumstances that occur in competition and unfortunately most of us practice mental focus to operate under the best conditions – which rarely happens in the field of competition or performance.
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Garin Bader is the creator of CoreForce Energy, the astonishing system that instantly gives you superhuman strength and speed.
It’s the revolutionary system that supercharges your mind and muscles to work together congruently -- with a system so powerful that it can often double your muscular strength and speed - regardless of your athletic abilities, gender, or age.
He is also an internationally acclaimed award-winning concert pianist and master magician, as well as a martial artist, sculptor, painter, and author.
Garin is also a mixed martial artist, strength trainer, kettlebell instructor, author, illustrator, and sculptor. Many call him a modern-day Renaissance man because of his mastery of many arts.
His diverse background has given him unique insights into how all these skills interrelate and that he reveals in his extraordinary CoreForce Energy dvd system, seminars, and private coaching sessions.
Garin and his wife, Vanessa, also travel throughout the world with his internationally acclaimed show, “Musical Magic”, combining music, magic illusions, and martial arts. They’ve thrilled audiences worldwide from Carnegie Hall to the London Palladiumto Las Vegas.
