I’m working with a collegiate track athlete right now. Explosive discipline does everything right in training, but he had a problem after hard sessions. He couldn’t shut it down. Always thinking about the next race, the next rep, the next improvement. Even during recovery, his mind stayed in competition mode and guess what started happening?

Tight legs, slower times. Frustration creeping in. Not because he wasn’t working hard, because he didn’t respect recovery, so he made a shift, not an effort in identity. . We [00:01:00] defined what a win day actually looked like. Training, executed recovery protocols followed mind shut down when it was time.

The last one was key because if your identity is tied to always doing, then stopping will always feel like losing, and that’s where most high performers get it wrong. Rest is not something you earn after everything is done. It is something you use so you can show up.

Stay sharp when it matters. Pressure doesn’t create confidence. It exposes preparation and recovery is part of that preparation. So here’s your standard. Define what enough looks like today. Execute it clean, then shut it down on purpose. No negotiation, because if you’re always on, you’re never at your best.

, Just remember squad that. The separation is in the preparation and sleep and rest is part of that preparation. If you’re having trouble with that and you want to hop into a complimentary hour of power with me, please call me directly. (248) 739-6362. Again, 2 4 8 7 3 9 6 3 6 2, [00:02:00] or you can go to Time to shine today.com/ OP or Time to shine today.com Hop.

Okay. Until next week, level up, absolutely love your gut. Stay in common and get out there and be great.