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Curiosity is a wonderful mindset that can help you maintain your motivation levels in sports. Being curious means looking at your sport participation like a child would — asking questions (How can this help me? How can I get better today? What can I do to help my team this week?) and looking for powerful answers. Sports these days tend to be major commitments and they seldom have off-seasons. This means it is very important to avoid overtraining, overthinking, overanalyzing, and burning yourself out motivation-wise. Being curious helps you keep the right mindset. When you ask yourself powerful, motivating questions, you’ll get powerful, motivating answers!

Another mindset to cultivate is that of being non-judgmental. This means not being so hard on yourself for your mistakes and failures. (We cover this more extensively in Chapter 12, where we discuss the tool of mindfulness!) It also means trying to avoid the trap of comparing yourself to others and always looking for negatives in your game. Try to keep a non-judgmental mindset, and you’ll be happier and more motivated in the long run.