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Mental Toughness Exercises

Everyone deals with moments of psychological significance in their daily lives. Whether you are facing a serious health issue, are a sports player performing in an important game, or you are a workaholic with a stressful job, the way you decide to deal with these situations can have a huge impact on the outcome. According to Howtobefit.com, when physical skills are evenly matched in a sport, it's the person with more control over his or her mind that comes out the winner.

  1. Fatigue Training

    • Start to work harder when you feel fatigued. For sports players, if you notice that concentration becomes harder when you start to feel tired, work even harder through those weak periods in practices, so when you're dealing with the real thing, your mentality will be prepared to work right through the fatigue.

    Simulation Training

    • Using simulation training will allow you to put yourself in an uncomfortable situation. Start a sports practice pretending that you're already losing, or that you're in the middle of a tiebreaker. Practice in front of a crowd or with lots of background noises. This strategy prepares you for interruptions.

    Mission Statement

    • Designing a mission statement for yourself will keep you focused and keep you positive. If you're running a race, or you want to beat a health condition, consider your reason for wanting to accomplish your goal. What will you get out of it? Once you specifically decide why you want this goal, it will make it easier to stay positive and work toward it.

    Visualization

    • Visualization allows you to visualize a successful result. In your mind, you can imagine the steps that you will take to accomplish your goal. Decide how you could reach your goal, and then imagine it being reached. Once your mind has seen it happen, you just need to get your body to repeat it.

    Meditation

    • Meditation allows you to relax. You can close your eyes, concentrate on deep breathing, and clear your mind of distractions and thoughts about your goal and everything you still need to accomplish. If this is hard for you to do, purchase a tape or CD that can help you relax through soothing sounds and breathing advice.

    Inspirational Reading

    • Reading books or watching documentaries that were created by someone who accomplished a goal similar to yours will give you a real-life example of a goal being accomplished. It will make you mentally aware that achieving your goals is possible too. If this person did it, you can too.

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