Deliberate Practice

Engaging your mind

Effective Training is NOT

• Inherently enjoyable
• Rewarding
• Effortless

Components

• Effortful mental focus
• Well structured for i+1
• Immediate feedback
• Repetition of i+1 tasks

Minimal improvement

• Lack of feedback
• Simple practice
• Mere repetition

Limiters

• Perserverance
  • Mental focus
  • Ability to listen to feedback
• Time spent on i+1
• Limiting beliefs:
  • "I am naturally talented."
  • "I am not motivated today."

Structure

• Set priorities for training
• Train in a way that mimics competition
• Feedback communication -> System

Training -> LCS

Preparation

Understand the problem

• Behavioral choices
• Most commonly swayed by emotions

Train for the problem

• Mimic competitive environment
• Use visualization to stress yourself out
• Control your focus
  • MINDFULNESS

The power of vulnerability

Team Connectedness

The problem

You fail and...

• communication falls silent
• decisions become worse
• blaming begins

Connectedness

• Courage
• Compassion
• Connection
• Full vulnerability

Do you believe that you are worthy?

Results

• No blame
• Stop catastrophizing
• Allowed to believe passionately

How?

1. Practice gratitude
2. Let your self be seen as you are
3. Compassion and passion even though there is no guarantee

Warrior or Poet