Your life is a reflection of your thoughts. If you change your thinking, you change your life.
Training hasn't been consistent for the last week or so which was a bit annoying, but going into the competition I just had to get myself into the right mind frame.
There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.
For sure, some things have changed with the way I feel about things, like my mindset and everything. But you always learn every year about your mindset and what works for you.
I wasn't sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.
What we need to change is our minds, that's the part that's doing us dirt and dragging us under. How can we change our minds.
It's just a matter of, for me, getting my mind where it needs to be. Certainly I've made a lot of adjustments in my life, and I've gone through a lot. A lot.
Stress happens when your mind resists what is...The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds.
I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
If I don't win the match I at least want to improve my game.
It takes time to change a system and to change a mindset.
If you are worried or afraid of anything, there is something in your mental attitude that needs correction.
