Develope the mindset of a fighter Part I

I. A FIGHTER IS AFRAID TOO BUT HE STILL CONTINUES TO WALK FORWARD

What are my thoughts before I step into the ring ?

Before every fight I'm scared as hell. I'm asking my self why I am even doing this and who put the thought in my head to step into a ring and to fight against a guy I don't even know and who wants to rip my head off for no reason. But the closer I get to the ring the more calm I get and as soon as my first punch hit him I lost all my doubts and I know that I'm going to win this. The closer I get to the fight the more calm and focused I get. There is nothing else in my head except my goal and it doesn't matter how afraid I am I can't run away and I'm going to win this.

How can this attitude help you in your private & work life ?

We all have that something that we fear and how many times have we quit or looked for an excuse just because we have been to afraid to deal with it. It's not bad to be scared but it's bad to let your fear take over your life. It doesn't matter if it is the unpleasant talk we need to have with a lover, husband/wife or the important talk which has already been in our head for days that we need to have with our boss. Think like a fighter and only see the goal. Everything that happens on the way until you achieved your goal is needed to happen. Don't overthink the whole situation too much just work your way forward.

A guy who was driving an expensive mercedes once ran out of gas out on the highway. Because there was no Gas station around he had to walk to the next house to ask for gas. On his way there he thought about a lot of things "what if the guy saw my mercedes and wants to charge me more for the gas because I do look like money","what if they don't wanna help me" what if, what if. Dozens of questions came through his head. And when he finally reached the first house and rang the bell he started shouting at the guy who opened the door and walked away before the other guy could even say a word because he already had so many thoughts in his head.

Don't overthink a situation before you even made your first move. You never know the outcome and to think to much most of the time gives us more damage than help. You're allowed to be afraid but you still need to face it.

• You're not happy with your job ? Go find a new one that you love.
• You don't have the same feelings for your partner anymore ? Go talk to him or her.
• You want to learn a new craft, skill or language ? Go for it.
• It doesn't matter what just go for it !

None of us knows how long we're going to live for. We could all die every moment so don't let your fear rule over your life. Be brave and think like a fighter. Just go straight forward as if you're driving on a one way street. 

                

See it as a one way street and don't be afraid to go into the direction of your goal 

In life we need to do what we're afraid of to get stronger and to improve ourselves. Even if a failure hits us we just need to find the lesson in it, learn from it and don't repeat the same mistake again. A smart man is going from mistake to mistake and learns from it to grow but only the fool is going to repeat his or her mistakes over and over again and stays where he/she started.

       In life we all are going to fall  but just make sure that you fall forward and not backwards 

So whenever you get into a situation again where fear is stopping you from moving forward into the direction of your dreams just remember the mindset of a fighter and think like him. Be brave and see the outcome, even if its a stony path to go. 

The decision is yours to take and only yours.

Dream big and think big no matter what.

Best wishes

Your Coach Nas !

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