Mindset: It Starts Here

As the days get longer with spring in full gear, does your mindset get increasingly more upbeat? Many do experience lower levels of energy and positivity during the winter season, so spring is the perfect time to step back and look at one’s daily mindset.

Self-Confidence in High Performers

Self-confidence is an absolute must to be a consistent high performer in any life pursuit. Negative thoughts about one’s self, abilities, and perceived weaknesses are unproductive and often an energy drain. It does impact almost everyone on occasion and at all levels, even dynamic, successful athletes, actors and CEOs.

What are thoughts and actions that enhance one’s level of confidence? High performers:

• Think about things that make them more confident than others.
• Do things that give them more confidence than others.
• Avoid things that drain confidence more than others.

Confidence Builders

Let’s dig into the above three confidence builders. A person that excels often has a very specific idea of who they are and who they want to be; they consistently align thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to support that identity. These individuals are forward thinking with good vibes about where they are presently and excited about what the future holds for them. One productive way to build momentum for the future is to celebrate the wins and ponder the lessons that come from them. Giving credit to oneself and allowing those wins to integrate into one’s psyche and give greater strength and confidence.

How about doing things that provide more confidence? One example of this is doing hard things more often. Taking something difficult, setting a goal around it, and then showing up and doing it not only makes one feel good about themself, but instills the confidence to accomplish more goals in the future. For example, when COVID shut down my local gym, I began working out at home and setting personal goals. One of which was to be able to do 60 pushups in a row by the time I turned 60 in 2023. Creating a schedule to accomplish this goal included doing pushups at least four days a week to hold myself accountable, since I strongly dislike pushups. As time went on and the pushup count went up, my confidence grew and I was able to successfully reach my goal when 60 rolled around.

High performers also avoid things that drain confidence. To put a positive spin on this, consider spending more time with people that fill one’s bucket and less with those that put holes in it. Gravitate to individuals that have a cup that overflows with enthusiasm for life and all that is good. Be protective of time and who it’s spend it with. When someone has a wonderful time at lunch with a person they really connect with, does it not often result in higher energy for that afternoon and evening? Plan and schedule more of that to enhance confidence rather than drain it. Also, be the person that fills other people’s buckets with joy and excitement for today and what’s to come!

Mind Your Mindset

Focusing on having a consistent, positive mindset pays off over time with winning results. It’s unavoidable. Gaining self-confidence can contribute to a positive daily mindset and provide the energy needed to maintain this mindset for high performance.

A high-performance coach can hold you accountable to be consistently dialed in to get those satisfying and rewarding results you envisioned for this year and beyond.

Please contact McKonly & Asbury’s high-performance coach, Gary Dubas, if you have questions about the information outlined above. You can also learn more about our services by visiting our High-Performance Coaching page.

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