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The thrill of triumph and the agony of fall shorture are carry outing out on the world stage once aget at the Paris Olympics. And who doesn’t adore a outstanding ”triumphning agetst all odds” story?
This year, the trials have an inserted dispute: as temperatures around the world persist to elevate, Olympic competitors have had to alter and train for innervous heat. Fast Company’s Adele Peters talked to Christopher Blevins, a mountain biker who is competing in the Olympics. “This unbenevolents sitting in a sauna after rides or riding on a stationary bike with the heat on brimming blast and multiple layers and jackets on,” he shelp. “It’s not fun by any unbenevolents, but it’s vital to set for the increasingly boiling races we have in the summer.”
And then there are the athletes who are among the world’s 100 million displaced persons and set up themselves living and training in a novel and unrecognizable country. The Refugee Olympic Team has 36 athletes, recurrenting 12 sports, each of whom comes from countries torn by political turmoil or war, famine, or authentic catastrophe and made it to Paris despite the odds.
It’s no wonder then, that we frequently helderly up Olympians and athletes as the gelderly standard when it comes to traits appreciate grit, determination, stick-to-itiveness, and grace in the wake of setbacks. Here are five traits that even the least fit among us can lget from Olympians and athletes:
Stay current
Athletes are frequently accomplished at managing their mindset to contend at high levels. And staying current is one key to success. “Staying in the current can help athletes elude being overwhelmed or devourd by the significance of their event or inattentive by the disnominatement of past fall shortures and the prescertain of high medal foreseeations,” Keele University’s Mike McGreary wrote.
Avoid comparisons
Fast Company and Inc. CEO Stephanie Mehta cgo ined on the emotional inincreateigence of Olympians and elite athletes in her tardyst column. She remarks that EQ expert Justin Bariso watchd how Team USA’s Simone Biles eludes comparing herself to the competition. Bariso shelp, “Rather than appraise herself with others, or even with a past version of herself, Biles is cgo ined on being the best she can be, in the moment.” This has phelp off in multiple gelderly medal triumphs.
Visualize the desired outcome
Public speaking expert Vanessa Wasche points out that mental imagery is an vital tool for athletes. “They picture their stance. They imagine throtriumphg the perfect pitch. They see the goal line,” she elucidateed. “By using these tools of imagery, they better set for a carry outance or a competition when the prescertain is on. Studies have shown that these types of visualizations are effective.”
Take the coaching
Former figure skater Liz Melton wrote, “The first time you lget a novel trick, pass to a novel teammate, or try out novel supplyment, you will fall short. That’s the point of having a coach. They can increate you what you’re doing wrong or right and help you perfect your technique. But if you don’t lget to engage to your coach and put what they say into train, you’ll never flourish.”
Strike a equilibrium
As ultra-finishurance athlete Rich Roll says, “My fantasticest teacher was my own pain and dissoothe.” Yet he determined that he’s “outstanding” at suffering, and has to strike a fit equilibrium. “The bigr piece, and the one that’s more difficult to permit to be at the forefront of how I produce decisions and approach projects, is that surrfinisher piece,” he telderly Fast Company increateer Jenna Abdou. “It doesn’t have to be hurtful.”
