Let’s be clear I am no Patriots Fan and I am aware there are going to be some who read this who will say he is a cheater and I can care less what they think. What I want to do is see how can I learn from high performers.
Mindset –
When Tom was in college he apparently met with a sports psychologist to help him get his mind right and become more mentally fit.
Tom expects to win and he visions himself as the best that has ever played the position. If you are going to play at a high level and be a peak performer you have to believe that you are the best. Not good but the Best. You have to see yourself as being the best at what you do!
When Tom takes the field he doesn’t just take the field to be good but to play as hard as he can and slaughter you then shake your hand after the game!
If there is one area to really takeaway from studying Tom mindset is it!
Discipline
Several years ago I was listening to a sports talk show and the guest they had on talked about how after one of Tom’s Super Bowl wins he invited him out to have drinks and celebrate. Tom declined and told him he starts his training for a repeat next year. I mean seriously who does that. Tom does! And it is probably one of the reasons he is now the oldest QB to ever win a Super Bowl.
Tom has a strict regime that he follows daily. It starts with getting to bed at 8:30 and up at 5:30. He avoids meat, eats healthy organic vegetables daily, and avoids alcohol.
Everything he does has a purpose and he sticks to the routine he has set for him. What happens to most of us is we get sidetracked by some other shiny object and think if we try this new thing thing we will see better results instead of sticking to the plan and routine.
Habits
In Brendon Burchard’s book “Big Performance Habits” he talks about high performers seek clarity and envision the future. I would say that Tom Brady has a high degree of clarity. As I have said he envisions himself winning the Super Bowl and sees himself performing at a high level. High performs have a clear vision as to what they want and live each day moving towards that vision.
Love or hate TB if you want to become a high performer you should spend time studying those that are successful and I would say if you have 6 Super Bowl rings you are pretty successful .
Coach Dave
