The secrets of mental toughness and self-belief. Mastering confidence - which is key to performance in any field.

• Screen your memories for things that are uplifting and build a diary of small successes. What are the highlights of your career? Allow these memories that produce energy, optimism and enthusiasm, to be more upfront in the consciousness.
• Work on your thought processes about yourself. What are the constructive stories you tell about yourself? Look for ways to think about how you want to be as if you are there already.
• Think about your future in the right way. Ensure that those thoughts are what you want to happen. If it is about what can go wrong, include how to get back in the game.

You become the best version of yourself when you get yourself to a state of mind that allows your talent and training to express itself freely.

We have to learn to be certain about ourselves and believe that we are enough at this moment without second-guessing ourselves.

"This Is my moment."

"I am the guy for this job."

"This is my opportunity to pull away from the crowd."

It’s telling yourself that you are in this moment as good as you need to be in order to win the moment.

• Don’t think of yourself as just a plain regular guy. You are unique; you have talents; you have something special about yourself. Find it.
• Don’t compare yourself with someone on a tv screen. Instead, start looking for the best in yourself. What excites you? What are you good at in your own career?

Success is the peace of mind that comes from the satisfaction that you did the best with what you had. Whatever that is.

• E - Effort: Look back at your day. Ask yourself where did you give quality effort today? Where did you overcome procrastination? Where did you show effort?
• S - Success: What did you do right today?
• P - Progress: What do you get better at? Where do you show progress?

Then ask yourself: What do I want to get at tomorrow? What do I want to attack tomorrow? What’s next?

You won’t have that sense of certainty about yourself unless you’ve done the work to build it up over the course of your training. If you have been diligent in your study or training, that is what makes you confident.

It is important to put yourself in a training crucible so you get practice responding to fatigue, responding to a mistake, responding to a setback constructively. You can’t let a negative moment dominate you. Your training should include stepping up knowing how to get it right.

• Take baby steps in the new area.
• While you are working on your skills, reflect on the quality of your efforts.
• Acknowledge small successes as you build those skills.