Team AC Track Club

"he who says he can and he who says he can't, are both usually right"

i flopped at the world championships in 2022

because i overthought it

to automatically make the final i had to jump 14.40m

i thought 'realistically' about it 

"there is no way i can make the final as i haven't jumped that far before"

 i tried to be realistic rather than optimistic 

and i made up reasons for why i wouldn't be able to do it 

and i didn't

when i went back to the hotel the team captain told me i was being fearful 

3 weeks later at the commonwealth games i entered the comp ranked 6th on paper but i shifted my perspective of fear to an almost delusional belief

i jumped 4 personal bests and got a bronze medal ( and was 2cm off the silver, behind the current olympic triple jump champion! )

i didn't do much extra training in those weeks but the big improvement came from a shift in mindset 

'stop thinking what if it goes wrong and start thinking what if it goes right'

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