Negative thoughts and emotions create negative performances. During competition, they can result in a vicious negative cycle of thought and performance, the destruction of commitment. Most competitive runners have experienced this destructive scenario. A serious runner should pursue and maintain the attitude of an optimist. Barriers can be viewed as obstacles or challenges.
Winners see barriers in their paths as challenges rather than obstacles.
People who excel often don't even see the barriers as challenges, but as a normal part of the activity. Most barriers faced in competition are faced by all the competitors. Those who use them as challenges they can rise above, rather than as obstacles that hinder performance, will be victors. You can be a winner or a whiner . Another important part of self control is controlling and channeling psychological energy.