The Champion Mindset
“We Build Champions." A simple, yet powerful and defining three-worded
phrase that has driven, encouraged, and empowered me for the past three years.
For those who have not yet met me, I am Chelsea Neeley. I am a graduate of The Ohio State
University, where I received my bachelor’s degree in Education with a focus in
Pre-Physical Therapy. I spent most
of my college career “living” at the RPAC, finding and pursuing my passion as a
personal trainer. Upon graduating
in May, I had no intention of being an elementary school teacher and decided
I’m not quite ready for graduate school.
So, I followed my passion and decided I wanted to be better at pursuing
my life purpose – to help people.
To learn and become better educated in the fitness field so that I can
effectively help others improve their own lives. A long story short, I am
currently an intern and also have been coaching met-con classes at The Spot
Athletics since June. Never could
I have asked for better coaches to be pouring their time and knowledge into me.
I am absolutely blessed and totally stoked to be part of The Spot Athletics
family! Now, back to “We Build Champions.” Yes, I said three years, not three
months. “We Build Champions” also happens
to be the motto for Advocare, another community I am a part of. Yes, Advocare is a supplement
company. No, I am not and will not
be pushing, talking about, or debating about supplements. Rather, I want to share with you that Advocare has played a huge influence in
my life because of the people I have met, learned from, and gathered many life
lessons from as a community, and honestly, as a family. To be clear, they are not in any way affiliated with each other, but I think it is no coincidence that I
am able to be further educated by and involved with amazing opportunities at both The Spot Athletics and also with Advocare. In addition to sharing the same mottos, I
have found many similarities in the purpose, passion, mindset, and values of
both families. Now, what is one way that "We Build Champions?" It starts with the mind.
The mindset of a
champion:
It’s the little things.Have you ever thought about how much your
mentality shapes your life? It
starts with a thought. We choose
to react to that thought with an action.
Those actions shape our habits, and then those habits shape our
life. If you constantly feed off
of positive, encouraging thoughts, then chances are, your life is going to be
much more positive than those that have constant negativity. I had a high school coach once tell our
team to never encourage our teammates with something they shouldn’t do, rather
tell them something they should do to be better. Less “don’t” and more “do,” essentially. This has always stuck with me, because
the small word choices completely change the negative mentality into a problem
solving and team strengthening mentality.
Every mistake is a learning
opportunity. In this thing called life, everyone makes
mistakes. The way you react to it,
however, shapes you as a person and an athlete. Mistakes can give us the opportunity to fix what went wrong
in the first place, learn from it, and become better. If we choose not to learn
and are unwilling to change, it can also hinder us, break us down, and throw us
into a never-ending cycle of injury-prone, excuse-making doom. Always choose to learn.
The difference between success and failure is
in the level of commitment and determination.If you’ve ever tried to go for a max lift
in the gym with any doubt in your mind, then you probably know that failure is
inevitable. “Commit to the lift,”
as Nic Bronkall tells me. If you
aren’t completely committed to something that is outside of your comfort zone,
your chances of succeeding are significantly less than if you’re
whole-heartedly determined without a single doubt in mind. I believe the same thing can be applied
to life. To achieve any dream, goal, and to reach your own potential, it’s
crucial to step outside of your comfort zone with the confidence and determination
that you are unstoppable.
Commitment is also shown through
persistence. Your fitness journey
will have mountains and valleys.
There will be days you are not in the mood to train. Go train anyway. More than likely, you’ll feel much
better that you did and are staying committed to yourself (unless you’re
overtraining, which shouldn’t be the case when you have a good coach and are
following your program). Goals and
dreams will be achieved quicker when you stay committed, and in the words of
Brock Meadows, “If you believe that your success tomorrow depends on what you
do today, then you will treat today differently.”
Overall, our mind drives
our body, and our body drives our life.
Being in the right mindset is a crucial step in becoming a champion. Be A Champion and let us at The Spot Athletics help you in each step of your journey.
-Coach Chelsea
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