← Writings Competing · Mindset — January 18, 2025

Four simple tasks

“This tournament means nothing and I will try to stay in the moment and not think about results.”

Scan of the handwritten notebook page, January 18, 2025
Notebook page — January 18, 2025

Transcript

Today, I'm playing a tournament. This is not some incredibly important tournament. My main goal is to use this tournament to improve.

I will:

-start the match with high intensity and footwork

-stay positive regardless of the result by going to my towel often and taking time

-try to make my game plan within the first few games and stick to it

-get my groove in the fist few games. This does NOT mean that I should push, but I don't want to overplay and spend to(?) long finding my range

If I can execute these four very simple tasks, I will be happy. This tournament means nothing and I will try to stay in the moment and not think about results.