Making motivation a habit
- Make the start easy: You shouldn’t need motivation to start your pre–game routine;
- While your routine should be as easy as possible to start, it should gradually transition into more and more physical movement;
- You need to follow the same pattern every single time: Eventually, this routine becomes so tied to your performance that by simply doing the routine, you are pulled into a mental state that is primed to perform.
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