1. 5 Keys to Overcoming It

2.  Elite Athletes and Championship teams find a way to thrive in the face of adversity  Adversity and training and competition is what separates the winners and losers  What separates winners from losers is that winners are willing to do what losers wont

3. But the team or individual that accepts adversity as a challenge and an opportunity will emerge on top

4. A Hammer Shatters Glass…But Forges Steel.

5.  If we are easily distracted by adversity, it ‘Shatters’ our ability to continue to meet challenges, but if we take the blows and use them to ‘Harden’ our resolve  No adversity can overcome our will to win  Is your present mindset of glass or of steel

6. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it

7. Is usually a short-term problem and a matter of perspective. A mindset of excellence allows a team facing adversity to endure or even thrive when things go bad temporarily

8. See adversity as a challenge or opportunity. Elite athletes respond to challenges rather than react to them Is the situation managing you or are you managing the situation?

9. Envision the lofty ultimate goal (unlimited thinking ???) Developing a clear mental picture of the ‘Best case scenario’ puts your mind in a positive set and alerts your mental and physical resources to action

10. Focus on a daily goal plan Gain positive momentum by achieving small success before long term goals are launched

11. When frustration sets in, take time to look back at the overall picture Looking back is a positive because it helps maintain perspective Taking a break isn’t necessarily a bad thing Recharge and refuel the desire

12. Remind yourself that the value of success is measured by the volume of sweat The things in which we place great value are generally the things for which we have worked the hardest for to achieve. The more difficult and grueling the struggle the greater the victory is