Self limiting beliefs

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One of the more infuriating things I see in the realm of sports on a daily basis is parents placing artificial ceilings on their own kids. They don’t think its possible for someone with their genetics to accomplish ____ because they couldn’t pull it off themselves.

Newsflash: most of you weren’t placed in a good enough environment to reach your full potential. You probably had a very average training system and not a fraction of the information available to the youth in today’s day in age.

I have seen what appeared to be the least athletic people in the world brute force work their way to professional athletics, and even the major leagues. Turns out, they were adequately talented, and just performing to the level of their training.

Just because you are/were terrible and unathletic doesn’t mean your children will be.

"He wont ever be a superstar. Have you seen me? He wont have the genetics it takes."

Well, probably not if you tell them that every day.

I've played with a lot of players and coached a bunch as well, and I see this all over and its painful to watch.

These turn over into deep rooted beliefs of your child/athletes.

Keep saying things along this line of thinking and eventually it will be true.

You don't have to take my word for it, take the word of Austin Roark, a trainer of major league pitchers.

https://twitter.com/ArowThrows/status/1602134627841462275

Austin talks about his personal struggles, and how hes seen the same things stop athletes from performing their best and reaching their potential.

I'm not telling you how to talk with your athletes, and i’m not saying you shouldn't criticize or be hard on them.

But before you go and place artificial ceilings on someone because of your own failures lets think twice about it.

There is infinite amount of development made between the ages 13-18, and acting like you have the answers is only going to make you look wrong.

Short and sweet this week.

John