Let your weak voice go!

We all have a weak voice. It's those negative thoughts in your head. The question is what are you supposed to do about that voice? How do you deal with it?

In the video above one of my favorite coaches, Sue Enquist, suggests that you need to let your strong voice get the last word.

I'm going to suggest a different approach. Let your weak voice go!

Don't fight it. Let it say what it needs to say and then move on. Or as one of my favorite performance coaches Garret Kramer (www.Garettkramer.com) and author of The Path of No Resistance says "stay in the game."

We all have weak voices. I recently surveyed some of our top players of all time and asked them if they had a weak voice when they played at Stan State. They all said yes! They also all had vivid memories of their weak voice.

• "I can't live up to the expectations." - 4x All American

• "Why is this even worth it?" - All American

• "I'll never be physically strong enough." Holder of 4 career records

• "I'm too weak." Academic All American

• "I hope I don't let my team down." Hall of Famer

We have no control over these thoughts. They just happen. The idea that we can force our strong voice to get the last word isn't reality. It only makes things worse because the fight in our mind between our strong voice and weak voice energizes the weak voice and clutters our brain. I've yet to find an athlete who says they perform their best when they have lots going on in their head.

Instead we should simply do nothing. Just let the weak voice thought happen then let it go and move on. Stay in the game. Or as we say on our team "next play."

For more information on this approach I would encourage you to read The Path of No Resistance by Garret Kramer. It can be purchased on his web page.