07/25/2024
“Have Fun” at the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association Bishop's Trailer Sales Western Us Championships
Have Fun:
A saying many people hear me yell family and friends are in the arena. Such a simple, yet odd, little saying that raises the eyebrows of others around me. “Why wouldn’t you take the time to coach or give advice”? “Why wouldn’t you say something motivational instead of a silly thing like ‘Have Fun’”? Because those two words have more power than anything else you could ever say to a competitor. Have fun. See we get so lost in the concept of winning and being competitive to the extent our own joy and passion for the sport is lost. Overly competitive people who lose sight of the fun and only focus on their competitive nature, hit rock bottom when things go wrong. I know because this used to be me. Take the pressure off yourself and remember why you love the sport. When you change your mindset to the “I’m still going to have fun no matter what” then you will start to find happiness again in the sport. Don’t get burnt out or worked up over the negatives. Find fulfillment in the joy the competition brings you. If you aren’t having fun anymore then you need to go back to your mindset and remove all the negative habits you have. Otherwise the sport will eat you alive to the point you hate it. We didn’t start competing to be stressed out. We don’t travel thousands of miles every year and spend thousands of dollars to be miserable every weekend. We do this because we fell in love with the sport. We do this because we found happiness and peace from our day jobs and reality. Don’t lose sight of the fun by beating yourself up over the small stuff. If the run goes sideways remember that you got to compete today. Remember the fun you had the first time you sat in the saddle and competed for the first time. Remember all the memories you have made by being here. Remove the pressure from yourself. Have fun.
Copy Right: Underdog Mindset LLC
By: Kayla L.
