As a natural-born competitor, choosing when NOT to be self-centered is key to building deep and meaningful relationships with the people you care about outside of competition. The more self-centered you are in those relationships, the more blind you will be to how your actions affect others. The more self-centered you are, the less the rest of the world matters; it will be hard for you to step outside of competition mode.
To build lasting, deep, meaningful relationships, considering other people's emotions and feelings must be an intentional part of your thinking process. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not talking about validating misguided emotion. I’m talking about acknowledging the feelings of the people you say you care about, then, from a position of strength, helping them move their lives forward. Thoughtfully and intentionally help them become 100% of the person they were designed to BE.
Training and competing require a narrow, self-centered focus necessary to be world-class. Understanding how to shift gears and put your competitive nature and intensity in neutral to effectively connect to the personal relationships you care about outside of competition and training is key. If you don’t do the mental conditioning work necessary to develop the mindset tools required to be successful, you might find yourself a winner, arms raised, medal around your neck, but a loser in the hearts of the people you intended to love. S&H!
Keep Coming Forward
Jimmy H.
Mental Conditioning by Jimmy Hensel // Don’t Be A Competitive Self-Centered Loser
