There hasn't been a team I played for that coach hasn't said, "You need to be confident at the plate!" That is usually followed by something like, "I will give you all the support you need, but I can't teach you to be confident!" Although technically your coach can't teach you confidence, there is a path you can take to building it on your own.
I came across an article the other day that focused on Self Concept. If you are anything like me, you are probably thinking that your self concept is how you would describe yourself. Well if I were to do that in baseball terms, I would describe myself as a scrappy, hard working player who lacked speed, but had just enough talent to make himself into a good player.
If this is starting to get to deep for you, stay with me, it has a happy ending. It dawned on me that your self concept has nothing to do with any adjective that can ever describe your baseball performance or your baseball skills. Adjectives can change from day to day, but your self concept is a relative constant!
Here is something a little more accurate. I know Dusty is a great player and is capable of a great performance. I trust Dusty to make the right decisions on the baseball field. Very simple, but very powerful. Your self concept deals directly with your emotional perception and visualization of yourself. If you emotionally feel that you are incapable of making good decisions or are not talented enough to succeed, then you won't!
How does your self concept measure up? If you are honest with yourself, how willing are you to trust your hard work and your talent? If you are like most, the answer will be not very! It takes a deep breath and different perspective to understand and accept the realities of success and failure around you.
If your baseball self concept isn't as high as it should be, I want you to take the time to write down why. I want you to write down 12 sentences that begin with, I would be the happiest baseball player if. Then, I want you to write down 12 action steps to accomplish your 12 if statements. Finally, I want you ask yourself, am I taking the necessary steps to improve. Just by completing that small exercise, you are on you way to a better self concept, and a better performance on the baseball field.
I came across an article the other day that focused on Self Concept. If you are anything like me, you are probably thinking that your self concept is how you would describe yourself. Well if I were to do that in baseball terms, I would describe myself as a scrappy, hard working player who lacked speed, but had just enough talent to make himself into a good player.
If this is starting to get to deep for you, stay with me, it has a happy ending. It dawned on me that your self concept has nothing to do with any adjective that can ever describe your baseball performance or your baseball skills. Adjectives can change from day to day, but your self concept is a relative constant!
Here is something a little more accurate. I know Dusty is a great player and is capable of a great performance. I trust Dusty to make the right decisions on the baseball field. Very simple, but very powerful. Your self concept deals directly with your emotional perception and visualization of yourself. If you emotionally feel that you are incapable of making good decisions or are not talented enough to succeed, then you won't!
How does your self concept measure up? If you are honest with yourself, how willing are you to trust your hard work and your talent? If you are like most, the answer will be not very! It takes a deep breath and different perspective to understand and accept the realities of success and failure around you.
If your baseball self concept isn't as high as it should be, I want you to take the time to write down why. I want you to write down 12 sentences that begin with, I would be the happiest baseball player if. Then, I want you to write down 12 action steps to accomplish your 12 if statements. Finally, I want you ask yourself, am I taking the necessary steps to improve. Just by completing that small exercise, you are on you way to a better self concept, and a better performance on the baseball field.
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