More Focus and Performance: Tips from the Expert
For over 20 years, Filippo Larizza has been intensively working with the topics of performance and focus. Based on this experience, he has developed valuable tips to help you improve your mental strength and efficiently achieve your goals.
Mental Training: Strengthening Positive Thoughts
Positive Reflection:
In the evening, while brushing your teeth, think about 3 things that were particularly pleasant during the day. Write them down in an empty book:
- A particularly successful experience
- A great conversation
- A situation where you laughed heartily
Autosuggestions:
Encourage yourself positively with guiding statements like:
- “I am calm and purposeful.”
- “Joy and gratitude accompany me throughout every season.”
- “I am and remain fit, healthy, and full of energy.”
Repeat these statements several times a day and say them out loud.
Smile:
Even if you don’t feel like it – smiling activates facial muscles that trigger hormones in the brain, creating feelings of cheerfulness, well-being, and even happiness. Give it a try!
Self-Assessment and Future Planning
Reflection:
Ask yourself:
- What has gone well in the past six months?
- Which people have accompanied me?
What am I grateful for?
Make brief notes about it.
Setting Goals:
Spontaneously think of 5 personal goals and write them down. Consciously take some time every day to actively work towards them.
Using Imagination:
Picture your place of strength vividly – whether on your bike, in a quiet room, or in nature. Recall this place in your mind whenever you need to recharge your energy.
Focus and Resources: Creating Clarity
Setting Focus:
Consider what you really want and direct your thoughts towards it – not towards what you don’t want.
Analyzing Resources:
Which qualities would help you?
Calmness, focus, courage, or lightness?
Write down the desired quality and think about how you can promote it.
Visualization and Success Programming
Success Visualization:
Imagine how you reach your goal. Visualize your gestures, facial expressions, and body language. Visualization makes success more tangible.
Success Programming:
Put yourself in the moment of success and think about which strategies you used. Write down your personal strategy – this programs you internally for success.
Embracing Challenges and Leaving Your Comfort Zone
Recognizing Goal Disadvantages:
Be honest with yourself:
What disadvantages come with achieving your goal?
What do you have to give up?
Accept the challenges and use the energy that becomes available.
Leaving the Comfort Zone:
Think about what new possibilities open up after taking the first step. Make the first move in a new direction.
Professional Support and Sleep Routine
Coaching:
Professional guidance from a coach makes achieving your goals more efficient. Together, you can overcome barriers and defeat the inner resistance.
Healthy Sleep:
Make sure you get enough sleep – 7 to 8 hours is optimal for most people. Sleep promotes regeneration and contributes to firm tissue.
