Swim Swam's, Olivier Poirier-Leroy shares that being the best swimmer that you can be may not just be about swimming practices and drills, dry land routines, coaching, nutrition, natural abilities or physical attributes but also about your mental preparedness. Try developing these habits:
- Decide to bolster your mental fortitude - work on the attributes that will make you mentally tenacious
- Be humble - instead of coveting the abilities of others, concentrate on your own gifts and work hard to hone your own abilities
- Don't stop exploring your outer limits - consistently seek out to try new things and put away the "can't do" mentality
- Always be prepared to learn - always be willing to work on areas where you can improve, don't confuse being stubborn with being mentally tough, always strive for improvement
- Redirect negativity - accept and work through your frustrations, but know how to harness that energy and use it for training and development
- Be patient with yourself - work through bad practices and days, take a step back, and work through the kinks till you are satisfied, and keep persevering
- Dive right in - stop waiting for the perfect, the time is now
- Create routines - design a sustainable schedule to meet your goals and most importanty stick with it
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