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Now wake the champion in you with this simple trick!

Now wake the champion in you with this simple trick!

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Now wake the champion in you with this simple trick!

We recently shared a Facebook post from a network group of which we are a member. I had a small lecture on “getting better or going” - “ Up or Out ” in English. Many of you asked me during the training that it would be cool to learn more about my / our mindset. Many of the mental schemes that I have acquired as a competitive athlete run in my subconscious, so I found this a good idea to become aware of again.

Therefore, we get started this week with the following mental trick, which can really be used in all areas of life:

The Delta Mindset

Anyone who wants to finish something shortly before the end of the day and then has noticed that it will take a little longer knows the dilemma and the voices in their heads: “Oh come on, I can go on tomorrow” or “Thank you yes anyway, if I do this now. ” This is where The Delta comes in. Closing time or enlarging Delta?

I am currently preparing for the Swiss championship in my previous sailing discipline. Last Sunday I was on the water for a couple of hours of training in beautiful sunshine. After a good 4 hours I just wanted to go ashore again because the wind subsided.

What I hadn't missed was the bad weather front that was slowly arriving on the horizon. Bad weather means a lot of wind. Drive in and have a nice dinner? Or enlarge Delta? ..

The Delta Mindset
The Delta Mindset


Visualize effectively

The delta is not so much a mindset but a motivation pattern. You imagine a situation where you want to be the best version of yourself. This can be a presentation in everyday work or a review discussion. In sport, of course, a competition. You visualize the situation until you almost feel as if you are already there. Then you return to us here now. Would you like to continue now and increase your lead, your delta? Or do you prefer to stop? Hell No! You go on for an hour!

Long-term benefits vs. short-term gratification

We, humans, have a huge distortion of our short and long term future. We rate our well-being far too high and worse in the short term - we devalue the future too far. The Delta Scheme manages to bring the future into the here and now, which makes it easy for you to walk the proverbial extra mile.

The best thing about the Delta: It keeps improving your results. This is because the 400 pound gorilla - your subconscious - is always watching and comes to the conclusion that you are a person, "Who gets s ** t done!" - as they say in English! And you will very subconsciously use the delta in many other areas of your life.

And finally there is this feeling of pride and satisfaction.

The weather front brought not only wind but also a pounding rain. There was no longer a boat on the lake, the storm warning lights in the ports were on and I had the chance to go to my limits for another hour in strong winds. When I went ashore after 7 hours, I could hardly pull my boat up the stony beach alone, my lungs burned, my legs were no longer usable. The street lights were on because it was so dark. A depressive mood for others, for me the essence of the Delta.

As I write these lines on the train on Monday morning on the way back to Zurich, I can hardly move my legs because I have sore muscles.

And the game starts again, a new week full of deltas has just started!

Julian

Julian in his element
Julian in his element


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