New season: Your Opportunity to decide who you want to be.

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New season. Is your first instinct

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pure excitement? Or is it excitement mixed with that

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background voice saying what if I'm not ready?

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Both are normal. The real question is which one will

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you? Let's set the tone for your season. Welcome back

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to let's Go Mental, the podcast where we make mindset training

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lifestyle. I'm your host, Barbara, family and mindset coach

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with a quick reminder. I'm Italian, so love my accent and embrace my mistakes.

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Every time we start something new, there is a fight between emotions.

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Excited versus scared, happy versus

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overwhelmed. And usually it's a mix of both. On one side,

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you can't wait to prove yourself. On the other side,

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you hear that little voice whispering, what if I'm

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not good enough? Your plate is already full. I know it. You have

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new maybe. Maybe, I don't know. You might have new coach, new teammates,

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pressure to show you have improved. School, starting again,

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homework, practices, extra activities, social life.

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This is the perfect soil for your brain to

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play games with you. That little crack of uncertainty.

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Your brain loves it and it will jump right in with what

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if my teammates are better? What if they practice more? What if

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they are stronger? What if the coach doesn't like me?

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What if I get benched? That what if is sneaky.

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If you don't catch it, it wins. And you are already in

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escape mode before the season starts. So this is why

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you are here. We want the advantage. You want a

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strategy to stay aware, prepared and in control. You can choose

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to see the season as overwhelming or you can

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choose to breathe, prepare and not let your mind

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play tricks on you. It's as simple as making

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the decision and build the process to back it up.

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Because if you don't decide how you want to show up and

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who you want to become this season, where do you want to put

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your focus? Someone else or something else will decide it for you.

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Don't worry. And just an example here.

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Imagine two athletes, both with a new coach this year. So same situation.

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One walks in thinking I hope he likes me.

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What if I make a mistake? What if I'm not good enough?

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She plays it safe, holds back and

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somehow she got it through. The other walks in thinking,

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I have a goal, I will be a starter,

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I'm here, I have an opportunity, I'm present,

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ready to learn and prepare to grow.

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So same situation, different mindset.

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Who do you think will grow more this year? I have

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a guess. So this is why I prepared the

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four step system for you. Here is a simple

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system to start with the right mindset and focus first

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stop and take your location. Like any gps, you can

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start a navigation if you don't know where you are,

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take five minutes to check where you are right now.

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In sport, in school, with friends, in family, in life in general.

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Second one Ask who you want to become because

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you have a starting point but you need to have a goal.

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A finishing point for the year. What are three

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goals for this season? Third,

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prepare your success checklist. I call it

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Success checklist because it's not a normal list.

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It lead to success so what

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habits and action will move you closer to your

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goals? And fourth, check and adjust weekly.

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Keep steering. Small course corrections make

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the big difference and I have prepared an assessment

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for you. Download it in the link in

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the show notes or in Instagram link and I have a

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version that fits for the not only the athlete but the parents and coach.

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Because it's a new season for us all. Not only athletes but

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parents and coaches as well. Second part Answer it honestly.

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No judgment. Take five minutes. Just go through the questions and answer

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it. The more you are aware and prepared, the more you respond

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with intention and control instead of doubt and fear.

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And we don't like doubt and fear. If you want to go deeper and

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if you want a support, message me. I'd be honored to guide you

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and if this episode helped you, please share

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it with a teammate. Leave a review and hit subscribe so

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you don't miss. Step 2 Bring your assessment to

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the next episode. We are going to turn your starting point into

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your advantage. Let's go mental together.