The Only Sustainable Advantage You Have Over The Opposition When It Comes To Confidence Levels
When I typed the word confidence into google the search produced 43,900,000 results
The information you need is out there at the touch of a button
You’ll no doubt have seen from my social media that I am currently doing a 4-week pre-season endurance training plan
It has come courtesy of Match Ready Fitness a sport scientist who works full time with a Scottish Premier League club
If you haven’t already, make sure you check his Instagram page out (I’ll put a link at the bottom of the blog)
I’ll get results in four weeks time from following the program
I know I will
That’s not being big-headed, I will
But how do I know I will get results and how can you take the same principle I am about to teach you and apply it to your confidence levels?
A WEE SECRET
Let me let you into a wee secret, something that I found out whilst in Ireland at a seminar with All Black’s S&C Coach Nic Gill
Whilst delivering his seminar he said:
‘The only sustainable advantage you have is to learn faster than others.’
When he spoke about it he said that the reason the All Blacks were ahead of nations like Australia is that they learned about the basics quicker than anyone else
But I want to go one step further and add taking action to what he said
So:
The only sustainable advantage you have is to learn faster than others and take ACTION on what you have learned
It really is that simple
This is why I believe that I will get results from my training plan
I have taken action on the information I have been given
INFORMATION OVERLOAD
We live in a world now where we are up to our neck in information
Websites, social media and books to name just three ways you can get access to information
I am going to add to that in the coming weeks by releasing the book I am currently in the middle of getting edited. It is for professional footballers looking to improve their inner game
Keep an eye out on our Instagram page for updates and a release date
I am literally buzzing with it!
I won’t lie I am the world’s worst for losing too many hours of my life taking on too much information which at times has nothing to do with the goals I am trying to achieve
My head is big but not big enough to take on all that I watch
But back to you
When I typed the word confidence into google the search produced 43,900,000 results
That’s a big number that I am not even going to attempt to read out but it’s a lot of articles and videos about confidence
The information you need is out there at the touch of a button
The information is also out there that your opponent needs to improve their confidence
If you are willing to look long enough the information that you pay people for you can find in textbooks, uni courses and online videos
How do you bounce back from making a mistake?
or
How do you deal with other people’s opinions?
I have done so many posts and videos about those topics that again the information is out there
Just check out my Instagram page or Instagram tv channel
But it is up to you to learn that information and take it on board
Not just take it on board though, go one step further and actually take action and apply it
Taking on information about improving your confidence without implementing it can ultimately lead you to feeling lower levels of confidence because you know there is something that can help you but you have made the choice not to take action on it
APPLY THAT INFO QUICKER THAN ANYONE ELSE
If you look at the guys who I have worked with and the biggest achievements they have created for themselves
It would be safe to say that John Souttar and Chris Cadden making their international debuts is the biggest success
That is not to downplay other clients results but stereotypically people see representing your country as the ultimate honour
I am not surprised they have gone on to achieve their dream of playing for their country
Why?
1. They are talented footballers
2. They took action.
They would ask what they needed to do and go away and apply it
Come back the next week with feedback and ask questions
and then go away and take more action
They kept it simple
At the time they played against guys who also worked with me and had the same information so the only real advantage they had over the other clients was to learn the info quicker and take action on it quicker
That also worked vice versa with my other clients who lined up against them
The fact is all the information that you need to work on your confidence is out there if you are willing to spend the time looking for it and research it or pay for it
People become clients of Football Mindset so they can stop spending time searching and be handed the tools and information that are proven to work and increase their confidence levels whilst out on the pitch
The only real advantage that you have with information (paid or unpaid) though is to take it on and apply it quicker than your opposition
Someone paying for info and not applying it will be left behind by someone who doesn’t pay for their information but does take action on it
Learning and action is the difference, not money
ROUND UP:
The information that you need in order to play with confidence is out there. It is up to you to either pay someone to bring it to you or take the time to go and find it for yourself
Once you have the information you need, take it on board and then become aggressive in applying it
The opportunity you have to search the internet or invest in a mental skills coach is exactly the same opportunity that your opposition has
However, the speed in which you invest (time or money) and take action will ultimately determine who gets ahead when it comes to performing with confidence in training and on a match day.
In four weeks time, when the results are in, I hope to be a walking and talking example of the very message this blog promotes… watch this space
If you would like to know more about the Football Mindset services you can invest in to take your mental game to the next level like John Souttar and Chris Cadden email john@footballmindset.co.uk or send a DM via our Instagram page
Before I forget, make sure you check out Match Ready Fitness