Only Top 1% Athletes Avoid This Mistake

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🎯 As a mental performance coach for professional athletes, I've witnessed a recurring career-blighting error that most athletes unwittingly make. This mistake not only leads to missed opportunities but often results in an irreversible downfall. By the time it's realized, it's frequently too late to recover.

If you're determined to avoid squandering your athletic career and achieve your highest potential, this video is a must-watch. Brace yourself for a wake-up call you probably weren’t expecting!

💡 The Core of True Sacrifice:

Many athletes fail to recognize that fulfilling their potential requires true sacrifice—not just skipping a few parties or extra training sessions. True sacrifice demands a level of commitment so intense that it might make ordinary people think, “You’re crazy!”

🔑 What Is True Sacrifice?

True sacrifice is not about suffering but about prioritizing what matters most. It involves making conscious decisions to avoid certain comforts and activities to focus on long-term goals. It’s about enjoying the process, finding fun in your training, and letting the less enjoyable parts fuel the more enjoyable ones.

💪 Three Practical Tips to Embrace True Sacrifice:

1️⃣ Engage in “Aversive Conditioning”: Use psychological techniques to associate sacrifices with negative outcomes. For instance, list ten reasons why giving in to temptation (like skipping training for a party) is detrimental. This helps weaken the emotional appeal of temptations.

2️⃣ Find Your “North Star”: Identify and visualize a hyper-specific goal that keeps you motivated. This could be signing your first pro contract or winning a gold medal. Make it vivid, emotional, and multi-sensory. Revisiting this vision daily helps maintain focus and persistence.

3️⃣ Use “Third-Person Self-Talk”: Referring to yourself in the third person can help create psychological distance from your immediate emotions. This technique improves self-control and decision-making. Practice talking to yourself as you would to a friend for encouragement and accountability.

🔍 Ready to Make True Sacrifice?

Watch this video to learn how to redefine sacrifice and make it work in your favor. Don’t let complacency and missed opportunities hinder your path to success.

👊 Need Extra Guidance?

For more insights, check out my Peak Performance guide, Winning Thoughts, featuring 50 lessons designed to help you reach your full potential. It’s completely free—link in the description!

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[SamMartinPeakPerformance]

Be honest, have you been guilty of this?

[JaydenLee-xiqf]

You fucking changed my life sam, because of your teachings that I've applied in my training, i've accomplished first place in nz for swimming. Keep doing what your doing bro, your changing others lives

[pluckyleon]

Best timing ever, i know i haven't been doing everything i can recently. Gonna use this video as guideline to get back on track. Thanks Sam.

[Xenozzz___]

I’m feeling so down rn because I’m a junior who’s likely going to play JV this year in soccer. My coach has praised me in front of the team for my consistency in showing up everyday and working hard. I made my own training plan to upgrade my speed and technique. I have also been working on mental training. I wish I would’ve found this channel a year ago. I have tryouts next week. We did some fitness test practice and I passed the times requirements to play for the varsity team. I’m just afraid my technical abilities aren’t there. Preseason of my junior year will start in the next two weeks. Wish me luck

[dodgerdog]

I’ve only watched a couple of your videos and I swear I’ve already made 5 months of progress in just 1 week, I play both Baseball ⚾️ and Football ⚽️ and in my pre-season training for the fall season, In just one training game I hit a home run and 2 hits with 4 RBI and in my first scrimmage for fall in football I scored a hat trick with 1 assist. Thanks Sam so far keep making these videos my man!

[eziisreal]

Sacrifice might be the most underrated obstacle especially for people who are starting out in anything new, a lot of people believe that it's their lack of skill holding them back but the majority of the time it is their lack of sacrifice that may be holding them back more than what they anticipate. Great video.

[bari]

this is the first video of yours i eevr came across literally 8 minutes ago and i can confidently say youve got me more excited than ever to make sacrifices and put in the much needed work to reach my footballing goals🙌🏾 keep showing others the light and in return you can say youve helped out others! youve got my sub thats forsure😂

[FlavioBasile-mwlb]

Thank you for what youre doing, I allways did those things but, right now, I needed this so much❤. I'm gonna make it

[roddi]

This is the most direct video i have seen on this topic (and i have seen a couple), so thank you so much. The information you gave here is invaluable.

[dukesogoated]

I already do all three of these, but this video was a great reminder to stay consistent. Thanks as always

[kemsolid]

I absolutely love this! Especially the part about prioritizing and sacrificing!

[sanero]

I appreciate for the 50 free winning thoughts and your effort to make all the videos 🎉! Thank you Sam

[lamekey]

This is actually useful for me right as I'm bout to have tryouts soo for school so now I know how to make true sacrifice and knowing what I have to do

[iainmcclure]

The concept of "Your North Star" is an excellent one. Great phrase too. Am going to use this with kids I coach.

A note about work ethic: in 2015 Jesse Lingard was breaking into the Manchester United team; in non-league football, Ollie Watkins was playing (on loan from Exeter) for Weston-super-Mare AFC.

Where are they now?

[Khanya_]

Ever since i watched my life couldnt have been better. I owe you alot❤️❤️

[saifmedhat]

bro that is literally from the best mental videos I have watched

[alexboier]

I will become a proffesional footballer!

[nayanpyt]

I am 13 year old how much weight did i use for ankle weight for practicing my stepover drills and normal drills " HOPE YOU SEE THIS COMMENT" ;)

[kaartheektalluri]

Is there a way pre game food can influence your performance and mental ability to make decisions can you please explain this in an new video and foods that boost mental and physical performance in a game or a training session.

[yfbehgt]

Sam I need your help if you can help me I will but the arena and promote to my friends
One day I train and I'm dribbling so well like every skills is hitting off next day I'm struggling to keep it up like I don't feel the same what's solutions?. Another thing, Before Training (1on1) I am scared and I'm usually very confident