pokerjoke
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A strange thread title,but it will explain itself.
I was watching "Road to Glory" the other night,its about the Sky cycling team.
And they had a piece about the mental side.They call him the monkey.
Basically hes the voice in our heads that send doubt to the brain,i call mine the devil,the little
man that says you cant do it.
It can hit everyone different,and effect us all different.
It can effect us at work,during excersise and life in general.
Road to glory is about cycling,the monkey for them is the voice that gives them doubt about wether they
can do it,the voice that tells them to stop because its too tough.
I too get it when im out cycling,i have a big 3 mile hill near me and everytime i go up it my devil
is telling me to stop,because its too hard,painfull and it woulld be easier to turn around and go home.
To overcome this i try to relax and tell myself im doing it for my kids and they would be disapointed if i turned around.
I know this sounds strange but the devil[who is "Mr Negative" is a powerfull force.
On the programme the riders have their own mentors,phychologist etc.
We have no one and we have to overcome these negatives ourselves.
On the golfing side of it,its a little bit the same.
The "Monkey" "Devil or whatever yours is called is telling you to give up,youve got off to a bad start to your round.
He starts telling you,your rounds over,theres always next week even though you still have shots left of your handicap.
The whole reason for the post is to ask you how mentally strong you are.
I aways thought i was so strong mentally and i could get over anything,i would have rated myself a 9 0r 10.
However after a bit of thought i think im about a 7.
How would you rate yourself,what do you call you "mr negative" and how do you deal with him?.
I was watching "Road to Glory" the other night,its about the Sky cycling team.
And they had a piece about the mental side.They call him the monkey.
Basically hes the voice in our heads that send doubt to the brain,i call mine the devil,the little
man that says you cant do it.
It can hit everyone different,and effect us all different.
It can effect us at work,during excersise and life in general.
Road to glory is about cycling,the monkey for them is the voice that gives them doubt about wether they
can do it,the voice that tells them to stop because its too tough.
I too get it when im out cycling,i have a big 3 mile hill near me and everytime i go up it my devil
is telling me to stop,because its too hard,painfull and it woulld be easier to turn around and go home.
To overcome this i try to relax and tell myself im doing it for my kids and they would be disapointed if i turned around.
I know this sounds strange but the devil[who is "Mr Negative" is a powerfull force.
On the programme the riders have their own mentors,phychologist etc.
We have no one and we have to overcome these negatives ourselves.
On the golfing side of it,its a little bit the same.
The "Monkey" "Devil or whatever yours is called is telling you to give up,youve got off to a bad start to your round.
He starts telling you,your rounds over,theres always next week even though you still have shots left of your handicap.
The whole reason for the post is to ask you how mentally strong you are.
I aways thought i was so strong mentally and i could get over anything,i would have rated myself a 9 0r 10.
However after a bit of thought i think im about a 7.
How would you rate yourself,what do you call you "mr negative" and how do you deal with him?.
