 So I want to encourage you all to be on the same journey that I'm on and that is to get to the point that we don't let the outer world Circumstances events what people say what people do we don't let the outer world dictate our inner world Our mindset our perspective our optimism When we can learn to untether so that the world around us does not control how we choose to show up That is the definition of mental toughness and that is having a winner's mindset And the only way we can do that is with awareness for those of you taking notes write this down because it's really important Awareness is always the first step to improvement Awareness is always the first step to improvement. How do I know that? Because you'll never improve something you're unaware of you will never fix something you're oblivious to The first step to improvement is being aware. I heard this quote I heard it both from Nick Saban the head football coach at Alabama and I heard it from Opal Renfri So if those two people are saying it it has to be true And that is we have to learn To be where our feet are be where your feet are guys. You're listening to what I'm saying You guys are going to make a mistake and I'm going to see you get frustrated and it's going to affect the next play That you play because you're going to be frustrated and disappointed That's not being where your feet are the last play that you played is history. The only thing that's good for is learning something So let's look at next play when I was in the basketball training space working with the best players in the world in addition to helping them improve their Physicality and athleticism my number one job was to get them to what we would call play present And a key fundamental to that was getting them to move to the next play. You just miss the layup It's a right next play. You just turn the ball over. It's okay next play. Yes I know the referee didn't make a call it happens sometimes in basketball next play Why do I want my players focused on the next play? There's nothing they can do about the play that just happened. It's over. It's in the past It's in the rear view mirror. It is unchangeable There's nothing you can do about that miss layup that turnover or that referees and ability to make a call It is over It's in the past is in the rear view mirror. It is unchangeable. You got to be relentless Be where your feet are. Don't worry about what's gonna happen in the future. That just creates a bunch of anxiety How about right now whatever we do in the next minute, that's what you're focused on so any mental Physical or emotional energy or currency you choose to sink into something that is in the past that is unchangeable Means you don't have that resource in the present moment to invest it where you can still Make a change Everybody agree with that when I think about what's gonna happen in the future We're not thinking about what happened in the past not what happened yesterday in practice nothing But what I can do right now That's the best way to compete So the sooner you can wipe that whiteboard clean and move to the next play The sooner you'll be able to be at peak performance, so we move to the next play