Eileen Gu just gave a masterclass in elite performance.
6 Olympic medals. 22 years old. And she trains her mindset as intentionally as she trains her body.
Here's what stood out:
1. "I spend a lot of time in my head. But it's a nice place to be."
-Metacognition (thinking about thinking) is a true human superpower, and can be used to fundamentally shift our emotions, actions, and results, leading to sustained peak performance.
2. "I journal a lot."
-Physical handwriting is the most effective way to train your mindset, like a workout for your brain.
-Studies show intentional handwriting increases clarity, reduces stress, increases self-trust, and improves performance.
3. "With neuroplasticity on my side."
-Our brains have the innate capability to rewire our identity, beliefs, emotions, and behavior patterns through intentional training and repetition.
-When used intentionally, you can use this to become the person you want to be. It might be the most powerful and under-appreciated skill for humans.
4. "You can control what you think, therefore you can control who you are."
-Thoughts and beliefs shape and reinforce identity
-You can intentionally choose what you think about who you are, what you're capable of, and what's possible. When trained consistently, creativity, motivation, and performance all rise.
5. "How cool and empowering is that?"
-This is the part that's often misunderstood. Mindset training isn't for fixing problems - it's for becoming elite and living the life of your dreams.
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Top performers train their mindset as much as they train their skills.
Everything she described - metacognition, journaling, neuroplasticity, identity training, and belief reappraisal - is exactly what we built ENCODED to do. Simple daily training routines for your mindset, identity, and beliefs.
The best in the world already train this way. Now everyone can.
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