Taking Your Mindset to an Unrecognizable Level

What does Kobe, Eminem, Bo Jackson and Beyonce all have in common?

They use an Alter Ego to bring out their best.

Alter Ego = Creating a new identity that has the:

• Traits

• Mindset

• Confidence

You want to adopt.

So, how is it possible as a young athlete, or anyone looking to get a major bump in performance and mindset, to do this?

Here is how!

I have been fortunate to work with thousands of athletes and individuals over the years. One thing that has been a major focus of improving performance has been creating a powerful alter ego for them. In this newsletter, I going to show you how you can do the same in 3 steps:

1. List the attributes of your alter ego.

   Create a list of the exact characteristics you want to possess.

   Defining these will help you understand exactly who your alter ego is and what it stands for.

   Get specific about the particular:

   • Traits

   • Habits

   • Attitudes

   • Behaviors

   • Mental Models

   For example, as an athlete your alter ego may want to possess characteristics like:

   • Leadership

   • Staying Present

   • Confident

   • Determination

   • Overcoming Adversity

   It’s like creating a character for a movie, detailing the qualities that are going to help you bring this to life!

2. Imagine your Alter Ego.

   Envision a detailed image of who exactly is this alter ego. This will strengthen your connection and you will find it easier to fully inherit their qualities from the previous step.

   This is basically like an artist visualizing the masterpiece they are about to create before even getting started.

   To begin, close your eyes, imagine how your alter ego walks, talks and presents themselves. It’s ok if you can’t see them entirely yet, for some visualization can be difficult. Instead try hearing their voice, feeling their presence, what they wear and what it feels like on your skin.

3. Write down your backstory for your alter ego.

   Create a beginning story for this character. Outline their journey to how they got to be this character they are. Highlight the moments that make them who they are.

   This will deepen your connection between you and them.

   For example, an athlete’s Alter Ego may have a story of how they worked harder than anyone growing up. What kind of adversity they faced and exactly how they overcame it. How they changed their approach and became the dominate at what they do now. Write a story that is close to your own path and resonates with your own.

Remember, there are 3 steps to building out your Alter Ego.

1. List the attributes of your Alter Ego.

2. Visualize your Alter Ego.

3. Write a backstory for your Alter Ego.

This is where you start and begin to get an understanding to creating an alter ego. Working with athletes and professionals, this has been the most effective performance tool I have ever seen. It can work quickly and change the complete direction of your performance on and off the field and court.

This method completely changed my life many years ago and I even unknowingly used these methods as an athlete in my competition days. It can help with performance anxiety, overcoming adversity, containing emotion and truly be built to cover any weaknesses one may have when it comes to mental performance.

I will be hosting a free workshop in the weeks ahead to really go into further detail about this powerful tool. Stay tuned for more information on that!

As always, if you would like to learn more about what I do, and the benefits of mental performance coaching you can find me and information below about how we can work together.

Stay resilient,

Coach Dave

Founder Flow State Mentality

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