Always Carry a Stick in Your Hand!

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Always Carry a Stick in Your Hand!


“You don’t need to be a rower to row an ocean. It’s all about mental strength”, so they said.

Many people feel and believe in the thought of being physically strong. People generally consider a person who is strong at sight the most powerful around. Well, yes, that’s true but I feel it is true to a certain extent. Being Mentally Tough is the game and is the real challenge. If a person conquers that, more than half of the battle is won is what I feel…

I believe in mental toughness. Mental toughness is developed through different life experiences and can come in different forms; it really depends on the individual. My personal belief and experience is developing it through my years of playing competitive sports. I have played cricket and squash a few years backs and had to deal with multiple challenges and physical hardships that could really test an individual’s mental state. Whether it was a tough coach, a sidelining injury, I learned that it’s easy to become your own worst enemy, but very difficult to stay mentally tough enough to get through the situation without getting emotionally down. Throughout my school life, I had challenges, but most of them were high-pressure sports situations that would show if I was mentally tough enough to succeed.

I learned not to doubt my abilities, or myself, but that this was just a test of my strength. Thus far, I have been able to use my mental toughness to get through most of life’s everyday challenges, but it’s the situations that catch you off guard where I believe that being very mentally tough really becomes of importance. I realize there are certain life events that are hard to recover from, but I believe that if you can confront the challenges presented to you, then you will be able to recover and move on with your life in a healthier manner. Dwelling on tough situations never makes anything better; being able to mentally stay strong will only make things easier to manage and deal with. I thank my parents for starting me in sports at such a young age because I honestly believe that I would not be the individual I am today without the life lessons and toughness that I have gained from my years of playing.

Just Wanna Share Few Tips on the Same-

1. Train yourself to suffer better: yes, you can train yourself to suffer better. It’s all a question of threshold. Everyone suffers, what you must do is suffer better. Better than your competitor. Better than yourself a few years ago, better than a few weeks ago, better than a few days ago, better than a few hours ago. Train for being able to sustain your suffering to another level. “The sweat you put in your training will save you from the blood in the race”.

2. Practice self-awareness. At all times, be aware of your body, your feelings, your emotions, your actions, and reactions. These are clues you must follow. Use them to anticipate your immediate and future needs. Be 100% one with your body. See when you’re having a tough time. See you when you’re having a good time. Give yourself a break. Reward yourself. Feel yourself, attend yourself, and treat yourself.

3. Focus on the now. Don’t let your mind drift and think too much. Just be in the moment, be in the now. Do what you do, now. If you are rowing, focus on your form and the excellence of your technique. If you are walking, just walk and focus on putting one foot in front of the other, in your best energy-saving pattern and the best balance. Practice awareness of your actions, to the max.

4.  Find your real motivations: when times are tough and you question your own reasons for doing “it”, through suffering and pain, remind yourself of the “why” that took you there in the first place. Remember that what took you there can take you out of there.

5. Focus on smaller, intermediary goals. Rowing 40 days is hard. At first, you focus on reaching the first half of the distance. When it gets tough, you focus on finishing that week. Then focus on finishing that day. Then that first half-day. Then that next shift. Focus on smaller targets and keep going once you reach them.

6. Be realistic. Something bad or tough is going to happen. You don’t know when, but it will. Don’t let fear or anticipation paralyze you. Be ready for any event and you will just have to deal with it when it arrives. Not before. Not after. Once it’s dealt with, just leave it behind and move on.

7. You’ll never be 100% ready. Just know you’ll have to adapt and modify your plan. Even with the best preparation, you will have to adapt. And again, this time, you will be successful, because adapting is your biggest strength.

All this being said… It’s not because you know all these tricks that it’s not gonna be hard. You are going to hurt. Everyone hurts. You are going to be miserable. You’re going to face challenges. Because it’s the nature of being human and life itself. When you do, use those tools above. Over and over again. And you’ll be just fine.

 

Are You Feeling Mentally Strong Now?


Inspired by-

https://medium.com/@cyrildx/essay-on-the-so-called-mental-strength-9c17cc15ba89


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