Arianna Huffington Instagram – Do you ever wonder what happens inside the mind of an elite athlete?
I absolutely love this perspective from gold medal freeskier @eileengu on the power of our mindset and belief system: “You can control how you think. And therefore, you can control who you are.”
Athletes don’t just magically create routines and habits. They’re supported by coaches who use the principles of behavioral science to set them up for success. That means using techniques to reduce decision fatigue and lower stress. Through neuroplasticity, the small choices we repeat every day can strengthen our neural circuits and rewire our brains to make certain behaviors more automatic, which is exactly what Gu has trained her mind to do.
As Gu said, “With neuroplasticity on my side, I can become exactly who I want to be.”
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