
10 Things Every Rider Should Do To Prepare for the Ring
Join International sports psychologist for show jumpers Jim Hickey on a journey to exceed your expectations in the ring.
Today I have 2 tips which can help show jumpers at any level
How many of us are guilty of being worried and upset about things we cannot control.
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Hi, you’re very welcome. Jim Hickey here, peak performance coach for jumpers. Today, I would like to talk to you about today one word which affects everybody in showjumping – fear.
My guess is, there is not one person out there, including myself that has not experienced the debilitating power of fear.
So today I want to talk to you about three things in relation to fear.
Fear is an emotion that takes us over. It can be something that is absolutely scary and can effect us all in so many ways.
But to overcome these emotions you first must understand them and acknowledge them. You must know you are in the emotional state of fear. Only then can you do something about it.
Because the feeling of fear is simply in relation to a story not yet told
Fear is an unknown story about the future that can overcome us in so many different ways.
These fears are stories not yet told and so we must learn to control the story.
We must learn to become storytellers of her fate. The story has to change – the fear of the heights – the fear of the people – the fear of our competitors – the fear of our qualifiers – all of these fears that build up in your mind we need to change.
How? We focus on what we want – not what we don’t want
Once you focus on your fears and change the story in your mind, focusing on the positive outcome that will happen, and not what could happen, we regain control.
Fear is scary but it also makes you realise what is important.
Use your fear to help you focus. You are scared because it matters.
You are scared because this is what you have been working towards
You are scared because this is what you are passionate about.
Your fear lets you know feel the importance – embrace it.
Embrace the feeling of fear and let it become apart of you.
Allow the fear to focus your mind and make you truly aware that this is something you want
So there we go folks, lessons 1, 2 and 3 with relation to fear.
If you remember these points when in competition it will help you every time.
Allow it to take you to that next level.
Thank you so much for watching and I look forward to sharing my next tips.
Jim Hickey
These are things we cannot control. You must learn to let the go and not dwell on them. You must remove that which you have no control over from your thoughts and focus.
The one element of show jumping we can control is
HOW
YOU
RIDE
This is the main aspect of what you can control on the day and so you must bring your thoughts and attention to this and only this.
As a rider you must learn to know what is
Or not
1) If you have no influence over a factor which is
2) Put your energy and focus into where it should be - your riding. Love your and enjoy every moment.
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