Mind Strength

world_peace0 · 09-20-2007, 01:21 PM

How does one defeat over confidence, ad have the correct mind set in order to win. Thanks.

Tom Yum · 09-20-2007, 01:47 PM

Good question.

Overconfidence? I'm not sure...perhaps by constantly testing yourself, you'd never get overconfident?

If you do something, your results are indicative of your preparation, your strengths and weaknesses.

Weaknesses keep you humble, even if they aren't that bad. They keep you busy as well, because you work to strengthen them.

eXcessiveForce · 10-11-2007, 12:26 AM

become smart enough to realize that no matter how good you think you are, there is someone better than you at any given moment.

Running into such a person at that moment usually will remove any thoughts of over confidence and may even take away the confidence altogether depending on how much better they are.

If you feel you may be over confident, seek out instruction and training with people of higher quality as they will generally be able to show you just how much you don't know.

SheBear · 10-19-2007, 09:12 PM

I think to overcome overconfdence you need to train with a partner very often, with different partners of course. Not just drills but sparring. It's a good way to learn a lot about yourself physically and mentally and come to understand your capabilities.

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world_peace0 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 19	Mind Strength How does one defeat over confidence, ad have the correct mind set in order to win. Thanks.

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Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,192	Good question. Overconfidence? I'm not sure...perhaps by constantly testing yourself, you'd never get overconfident? If you do something, your results are indicative of your preparation, your strengths and weaknesses. Weaknesses keep you humble, even if they aren't that bad. They keep you busy as well, because you work to strengthen them. __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it. Last edited by Tom Yum; 09-21-2007 at 04:26 PM.

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eXcessiveForce Excessive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,690	become smart enough to realize that no matter how good you think you are, there is someone better than you at any given moment. Running into such a person at that moment usually will remove any thoughts of over confidence and may even take away the confidence altogether depending on how much better they are. If you feel you may be over confident, seek out instruction and training with people of higher quality as they will generally be able to show you just how much you don't know. __________________ eXcessiveFORCE. If you must use force, make it excessive.

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SheBear Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 15	I think to overcome overconfdence you need to train with a partner very often, with different partners of course. Not just drills but sparring. It's a good way to learn a lot about yourself physically and mentally and come to understand your capabilities.

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