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This technique helped save my career.
I'm positive it can help you in tough situations.
There is 1 certainty in life.
We will be put in high-pressure situations.
Job interview.
Big game.
Public speaking.
First date.
The pressure can be overwhelming.
We need tools to help when life gets too stressful.
I was a great training player.
But I sucked in games.
No matter how hard I tried, I freaked out and wouldn’t perform.
I needed help.
I went to a sports psychologist.
She taught me a tool that drastically helped my performance.
A confidence trigger.
This is a word or action that brings you confidence and presence.
For me.
My trigger is a chest bump.
When I hit my chest I feel a sense of calmness.
It helps me refocus and gain confidence.
The chaos around me disappears.
Here is how I developed my confidence trigger.
First step.
Find your trigger.
For me, a chest bump has always come naturally.
You have to play around with what works for you.
You can't feel cheesy saying or doing your trigger.
The word or action has to feel personal.
It's yours.
It can be anything.
A clench of a fist.
Awareness of breath.
A positive affirmation.
Get to know yourself.
Here are some questions to help find a trigger.
What's something you do when you're feeling good about yourself?
Is there a word that makes you feel safe and comfortable?
What's a slogan or quote your parents or loved ones use?
Does someone you look up to use a cool trigger you enjoy?
Have some fun with this step.
If you're not 100% confident with your trigger.
That’s okay.
Give one a try and move on to the next step
You can always try a different one later.
Second step.
Create positive subconscious thoughts about my trigger.
This is done by adding positive emotions and experiences to the trigger.
I walked around the house for months chest bumping myself whenever I felt good.
Make my bed, chest bump.
Receive a compliment, chest bump.
Brush my teeth, chest bump.
Every positive experience I would chest bump after.
For a week at least, whenever experiencing a positive experience, do or say your trigger.
Give it a go.
Once that is done.
Start replicating this in practice, for now, use it only when you feel good.
Hit a shot, chest bump.
Great defensive play, chest bump.
The feeling of success and your trigger will go hand in hand.
We can also use our trigger with positive affirmations.
Give it a go.
Third step.
We go deeper into the subconscious mind.
Our trigger has to stand up in the toughest of moments.
This takes work.
For this, we must create a new identity of us using our trigger.
Let's use a process called feelization.
Feelization
The mental creation of feelings of physical emotions or of feeling oneself execute a skill or a program in the mind by exercising the power of thought and imagination.
First, we close our eyes.
Picture your perfect situation when you need your trigger.
For me.
Game 7 of the NBA finals 5 seconds left.
I bump my chest.
The ball is passed to me.
I hit the shot to win it all.
Pure bliss.
My dream is a reality.
I can smell it, hear it, taste it, see it, FEEL IT.
The key is to live it.
Now, this type of visualization can take some practice.
But if we spend 5 minutes a day for a month.
I promise you will feel yourself achieving your goals with the help of your trigger.
This creates your new identity.
If you're struggling with this technique.
You can use a memory of your best game or experience under pressure.
Find a time you’ve had success.
Feel the feeling of when you were in that moment.
Now do your trigger while feeling that experience.
Fourth step.
Make it unbreakable.
To do this.
Put yourself in controlled difficult situations and use the trigger.
Physical stress can be a great tool.
This may be an ice bath.
Use the trigger while focusing on how strong-willed you are.
Do push-ups.
Use the trigger while focusing on how disciplined you are.
Do activities you are proud of, while consciously hyping yourself up and using the trigger.
No matter how difficult the moment is.
You have to believe you and your trigger can get through it.
Because you can.
Last step.
It's go time.
Start using it in pressure situations.
Use it in the game.
During an exam.
Right before you walk into a job interview.
You’ve got this.
You and your confidence trigger are ready.
I believe in you.
Time to believe in yourself.