Mahatria, What should be the mindset of a champion?,

I cannot do better than the rest.

Because I don’t know what the rest is capable of.

So, the mindset of every champion is

‘I’ll give my best.

And one day, my best will be better than the rest’.

Then that will make me a champion.

And that is only thing that I can control!

That

I will keep myself in the zone,

I’ll give my best.

I will commit myself to continuous improvement,

where

my today’s performance is better than

my yesterday’s performance.

My competition is actually with myself

not with anybody else,

because I cannot control anybody else,

whatever it is.

So the mindset of all the champions is,

first and foremost,

they don’t waste their energy

in thinking about things that is not in their control,

and they channelize their entire energy

into what they can control,

which is themselves.

And once I channelize

my entire energy to myself,

and create this mental discipline,

‘My competition is with myself,

I have to be the best’.

In fact, the classic example I keep giving

again and again,

sorry for all of you who don’t follow the game of cricket,

you may not understand the example

that I’m giving right now.

But I think

when India won

the 1983 Cricket World Cup

West Indies was a better team

than India.

But the Indian cricket team on that day

had a better mindset

than the West Indies had.

They emerged as the champions.

In 2023,

I think India had a better team

than Australia had.

But Australia had a better mindset

on that day than India had.

And Australia won the World Cup.

So it’s very clear.

The mindset of a champion

is what creates a champion.

And the mindset of a champion has to be

‘My competition is with myself,

and I’ll give my best.

And the day when my best is better than the rest.

I will shine there… the winning podium as a champion’.

Get your inside right.

The outside will take care of itself.

Thank you.