Mindset of a Champion
Monday, March 02, 2009 - keri norley

Do You Have the Mindset Of A Champion?

Have you ever wanted something so badly that you could taste it?

You could feel it in every cell of your body?

You could see it right in front of you?

You could hear the sounds around you?

And you could hear yourself say, “Congratulations, You did it!”

Having the mindset of a champion means doing whatever it takes to get where you want to go! When I say whatever, I mean that in the best of ways. It means that you will do what it takes, assuming it’s safe for you and those around you and you have the best interest of the other people involved at heart.

Being a champion is not stomping on other’s to get where you want to go. If you do, it’s sure to come back and bite you in the bum some day!

Being a champion means to show up and be a leader. Lead by example, not by telling people what to do. It means going the extra mile to be your best.

What about having respect for those around you?

Being a champion comes from the heart. You work, think, act from the heart…

Being a champion takes courage. My friend just sent an email with this quote in it.

"True courage is the product of tenderness.

It arises when we let the world touch our heart,
our heart that is so beautiful and so bare.

We are ready to open ourselves up, with no resistance or timidity,
and truly face the world.

We are ready to share our heart with others."

Being courageous and opening yourself up to vulnerability can be scary and sometimes, that’s what it takes to be a champion.

To be a champion is “to be”. To be who you are and to shine.

Champions don’t sit in the corners waiting for their time to come. Champions stand out and stand up! They ask for what they want and they go and get it! Sometimes climbing uphill battles to get there.

Champions are not made in tournaments, they are made in training! Are you practicing everyday at what you want to be a champion in? Because at the end… it’s really all about the journey, isn’t it?

If you were given a million dollars, I’m sure it would feel great. If you had to work for the million dollars and go through the ups and downs of making it… the end result… that glory would feel amazing! Not just because you had the million dollars, but because of the journey you went on to make it! You can look back at what you have achieved and feel a sense of accomplishment.

So are you doing whatever it takes to achieve your dreams? Are you out practicing everyday to make it happen? Are you on your champion journey?

I have just spent the most incredible week in a writing competition. Part of the purpose was to get us over our stuff and get us started. Because isn’t it true, that sometimes the hardest part is just getting started? We have been practicing writing everyday, by doing it. AND each day… we are all getting better.

Every person in the competition has been a champion just for standing up and shining. I am a champion for doing the same, and here I sit, even though the competition is over… still writing and loving it!

I am continuing on my journey as a champion and can feel, see and taste the glory of victory because of it. It is so sweet because I know I deserve it and that I worked hard for it. I know I have gone the extra mile and stretched myself. I know I am a champion.

I just got home from my voice coaching lessons and the same thing happened there. My instructor wanted me to sing a song, Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin. Is there any woman out there that hasn’t at some point turned Aretha up and belted at the top of your lungs, “You make me feel like a natural woman…”

I know this song. I know I LOVE to sing it. She asked me to sing it and I froze! It took me quite a few times of singing it and singing with her and feebly singing it… Practicing over and over again until I could actually belt it out like I was Aretha, except that the song was mine! OH YEAH... and it felt good!

For me… it took me getting over the first step of just singing the song. Then, I had to sing with emotion. After that, every other song she gave me to sing was easy… and one even brought her to tears.

Again… It’s all about practice, getting out of your own way and doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to get what you want. I want to be exceptional and incredibly confident in front of people. I want to get on a stage and own it and move people! I want to move anyone I speak to, whether in person or on paper. I know that I already do… and with practice, I will do it even better!

In both the writing competition and my singing/voice lessons, I act like I am already a super star champion. I just have to get over the first hurdle and then there is no stopping me! And once the first hurdle has been jumped, it feels so good! Flow happens and the fun begins.

Where do you want to be a champion? Have you stood up and owned it as if you already do? What are you actually DOING to get there? Are you taking time to practice your skill?

If you are sitting at the start line and scared to move… then just take a tiny step. What is the first step you need to take to create the results you are after?

If your mind is getting in your way from being the champion that you know you are… then please call us at 02 8006 1256 or email info@evolveyourhealth.com and we can help you to achieve your dreams. Dream making is what we do! Are you ready to make yours come true? Are you ready to be the champion?

I already am! Are you coming with me?

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