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Hey Legend, I can’t stop thinking about this quote from legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi: “A bullet from a gun makes no distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same in your life.” I’ve coached Olympians and national champions, and the trait that consistently separates the greats from all the rest of us: How they treat the big moments in a game. It’s not intensity. Watch Kobe. Watch Jordan. Seconds left. Season on the line. Daniel Chambliss nailed this in The Mundanity of Excellence when he observed elite Olympic swimmers: “They view it as just another swim meet.” No special meaning. They’re just doing what they’ve already done ten thousand times. And here’s the part most people miss: The simplest way to solve a problem…is to decide it’s not actually a problem. Lay a plank of wood on the ground…you walk across it effortlessly. Suspend it 1,000 feet in the air…you freeze. Same task. Different perceived importance. From a physical standpoint, nothing changed. From a mental one, everything did. This is why Alex Honnold can free solo cliffs that paralyze the rest of us. Not because he’s the strongest climber in the world… …but because he performs as if nothing special is happening. So what do we do if we’re not genetic freaks of mental control like Musashi or Honnold? We start by asking: Is this actually a problem? Or did I just decide it was? Most “problems” dissolve the moment we stop inflating their significance. Reduce importance. And here’s why this matters right now: You’re heading into a new week. Your calendar is about to decide what kind of week it becomes. That “critical” meeting. That sales call. That launch you’ve been building up in your head all weekend. Same rule applies. Don’t turn Monday into a 1,000-foot plank. Treat it like practice. Treat it like reps. Treat it like play. Show up calm. Execute the basics. Let the week collapse back into what it always was: Just another rep. Stay Hyperfocused, My Friend. P.S. Every Monday I send a short, private mindset podcast to my students. Because you’re subscribed to the newsletter and I love you for that, I’ll drop some links you can check it out below. Just do me a favor and don’t go sharing this link with the world. Listen to Monday Mindset Mastery on Spotify |
