OBE on the Mental Side
Yesterday we talked about OBE and how that applies to training technical skills. If you haven't read it, you can click here if you're interested.
O.B.E. Mentally
This idea of O.B.E. transfers to the mental side of the game and life.
If you wake up and hear something you don't like on the TV, how long does your emotional response to that last?
Can you become mindful of your emotions quickly and ask yourself, "Is this serving me?" and then decide to stay on that emotional train or exit it as quickly as possible.
If it isn't serving you… Can you exit?
Or does that train take you down a set of tracks that you can't get off?
Does it ruin your next 10 minutes, 10 hours, or an entire day?
And it doesn't have to be news that triggers these “emotional derailments” that we can't recover from…
If you're a coach, how many bad passes in a warm-up drill does it take for you to become OBE?
We've all been there...
If you're a player, how many subsequent shifts does one bad play or missed chance set you back for?
Will you recover next shift?
Next period?
Do we lose you for the rest of the night?
Do we lose you for the rest of next week?
Self-Awareness Check
Bring awareness to your OBE point, bring attention to how long it takes you to recover from a mistake.
If it's longer than a point that puts yourself and your team at a disservice, work to close that gap.
Today bring awareness to this in your everyday life. The more emotional you get about an event that occurs, the longer your self-reflective pause should be today.
Why is that causing such a strong emotional response?
Are the emotions I'm feeling serving me? If they are, go with it, if they are not, choose a disciplined response.
Awareness is always the starting point on a path to improvement. Enjoy the pauses you take today, these are reps to create a better version of you.
Find your OBE point on the mental side of the game too, then train from there.