Think About The Percentages
One mental strategy that you can use to help your mindset in games is what I call "thinking about the percentages." Here are a few examples to explain what this means. If a basketball player misses a free-throw, instead of getting too emotional, he could stay composed by thinking about his normal free-throw percentage. He could think, "It's OK. I normally make 80% of my free-throw attempts. This missed free-throw is just one of the two that I'll miss out of 10 shots on average. If I continue to try my best, I will start making more free-throws and reach closer to my normal percentage." This type of thinking greatly helps you stay rational, stay calm, stay confident, manage your emotions, and maintain a peak performance mindset. The same basketball player, after missing 4 free-throws in a row, could also think, "It's OK, I'm about to make 20 in a row to maintain my 80% average!" Here is another example of how thinking about percentag