Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Training Body and Mind

To further strengthen my resolve, I have turned to a resource for tuning up my mind: With Winning in Mind by Lanny Bassham, a shooting Gold Medalist. Some tidbits I have gleaned so far include to reinforce what goes well. In the past, when I had a bad shot, I would say, damn, I knew that was going to happen. Now, let's turn that negativity on its head. When I have a good shot, I am going to say, that is exactly what I expected. I'll let you know how it goes....

Ignore the bad, celebrate the good--this might result in a total attitude turn around.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Relax

This is a short lesson: relax. Bottom line: relax. The time to be careful is in the preparation. To execute, you must do so with eagerness not fear. The connection between archery and real life doesn't need to be spelled out here.