Positive Mindset Research Paper

My former coach was always kind to me and he did try to prepare me for success, yet, my swimming times had not improved for the past two years. Switching from one of the fastest swimmers on the team to one of the slowest was difficult for me to comprehend; I knew that my swimming needed improvement. The thought of changing teams never crossed my mind until I was forced to make a decision. My old coach was able to find a new job at a new pool. The option sounded amazing; I would be able to stay with my friends, but on the other hand, i was unhappy with my times. For the rest of my summer, my mother and I searched for other local teams. The discovery of TOPS lead to a huge decision.

Everyone at the pool was excited, nervous, and jittery about the upcoming season. August 4th symbolized a new beginning and a new chance to succeed. I knew that day would be the beginning of me working really hard everyday in practice from August until the last weekend of October. So, that is exactly what I did. I worked harder than I ever had in swim for those two months. I would come to practice and focus everyday even when it was hard. I did not only get faster but, I learned some very important life lessons. I learned how to push through when I was exhausted, sore, and discouraged. I worked hard for the regular season meets that we had but, I knew I really was working hard for state

With all of this negativity we hear in our personal and professional lives, as well as what we hear on television and the Internet, it's hard to maintain a positive mindset. This can lead to us becoming depressed and less productive in our professional and personal lives. This is why it is vital we maintain a positive mindset.

In 2015 at the OSSAA swimming regionals meet, I went into it not thinking I had any chance at making it to the state level of competition. Once I had swam and placed very well I thought that there was actually a chance in me making it to the next level, which was something I had never seriously considered happening before then. I went all weekend without knowing if I had made it and then Sunday afternoon I found out that I had barely missed making it. This sparked something in me that motivated me to do everything I could to make it the next year, like it was a challenge to myself to make it that very next year. Throughout that next year lots of things changed in my daily life. I started giving all of my effort at every practice. Over the summer

In the year 2015, I was a middle schooler going into my first year of highschool. Coming into the year, I was highly enthusiastic for the coming of my freshman experience. Time was flying by and before I knew it, my cross country season was over and a new season was going to start. My brother, Anthony, was senior at Fairview and had been on the swim team for three years. My brother did not mention his swimming experiences until it was time to persuade me to join the team. This was quite the easy task.

I started swimming when I was about three years old at the local park district. At one of my lessons, I argued with the instructor and refused to go underwater. My instructor became so frustrated and impatient with me that she forcibly dunked me underwater, unexpectedly. I can still remember the fear associated with being dunked; that same fear has influenced my choices in so many ways that people cannot understand. I refused to go in a pool for three years after that day and my argumentative nature left as well. Then, in fourth grade, my fear subsided at one of my friend’s practices. I remember watching the water glisten and knew that I was meant to swim, so I did. I promptly went home, shocked my parents by joining the swim team, and I have been swimming ever since, but it has not been easy. I swim in spite of fear…until an inexplicable feeling of panic that rushes over me and I become three again. Anxiety has prevented me from racing, even this year, and my

Over the summer I decided to kill the 75 days by swimming again –a sport I haven’t touched, let alone thought about, in the past 2 years. At first my swims were leisurely because I barely remembered how to kick and breathe, but after a couple of sessions my unused muscles remembered and swimming was as easy as breathing, minus my endurance and speed. Once this hurdle was passed another quickly appeared, my need for being better. Signing up for the local swim team was possibly one of the best and worst decisions I’ve made this summer.

As I expressed in my introduction, I grew up in a house with a mother who was virtually unaware of being positive. The result was two youngsters whereas growing up became as negative as their mother. It took years to interrupt our thinking from skepticism and begin to live throughout this world as positive thinkers. i'm not sheepish to admit that I even need to watch out with my thinking.

Since the team consisted of only a few people that actually showed up at the original practice area, self-motivation played a huge role in the individual’s progress. On the first day of practice, I found myself lapsing in the waves, unable to propel my body forward. As time flew by, I saw the constant pattern of the swimmers who swam with clubs were more competitive and faster than those who swam with the JP2 team. Humiliated I strived to reach sectionals. I wanted to stop feeling juxtaposed as a lower class. By watching YouTube videos on technique and swim physics, I began enforcing what I learned into practice. I could not believe how smoothly I could make it to the other side of the pool. The day I had a swim meet, my repeated mantra was, “I can do all things with God who strengthens me”. Accordingly, God does help those that help themselves because that day, I achieved not only one sectional time but

“What is the definition of failure?” I always thought the failure was my destiny, but I never tried to define it from another standpoint. With a deep consideration, I utilized the failure from the first competition to motivate myself to continue my swimming career. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, so I devoted to swimming every day ever since. I strived to reach beyond my limit with strict practices, such as 100 yards freestyle sprint, 200 yards freestyle, 500 yards freestyle. The pain of my exhausted body after the practices didn’t stop me, and it rather encouraged me to continue to break my limit and overcome the fear I still had. Moving forward, my feeling of fear disappeared as I became more skillful and confident. Through swimming,

I had more practices, more workouts, more laps, more of everything. This year pushed me more than any year before. At the beginning of the season I was kicked in the head during practice and ended up with a major concussion. I was out for almost two months. My head was constantly spinning, I was invariably dizzy and had tunnel vision. I was having a difficult time sitting out and teaching the routine to someone else to swim in my spot. The entire time I was out I couldn’t help but think about how I shouldn’t be on the team, or how I should quit or that I wasn’t up to the challenge to improve my skills. I struggled with being confident in myself and was willing to give up at any moment. I pushed through it because I decided being apart of the team and sport was more important than giving up. There were times I pushed myself to the limit by continuing to practice and improve my skills and endurance during my concussion. This was the toughest time of my synchro career because it made things difficult, but I pushed through it to continue doing what I

I was entered in four varsity races:200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 butterfly, and the 400 medley relay. I hadn’t been doing my best so when it came time for my butterfly, I was extremely nervous. My teammates had been giving me advice and telling me to “Just do your best”. By the time I got up on the block I thought I was going to pee myself. When

I was trying to get to sectionals and that was a big goal. After setting my goals I had to prepare to practice to get to sectionals. Everyday my team Carolina Aquatic Team has practice, so I had to go every day if I wanted to achieve my goal. Somedays I got tired of it and did not want to go. But then I thought about what I had done this for and kept pushing. During the months leading up to this swim meet I kept trying even with school and keeping good grades. There were 8 meets during the season and I came closer to the Sectional cuts every meet. While some meets would go better than others I knew I would get the times if I kept trying. After some time I finally got my Sectional cuts, and I got nine of them. By March, I was ready for Sectionals and all the fast swimmers to come.

I was trying to get to sectionals and that was a big goal. After setting my goals, I had to prepare to practice to get to sectionals. Everyday Carolina Aquatic Team has practice, so I had to go every day if I wanted to achieve my goal. Carolina Aquatic Team is the team I swim for it is in Durham, N.C. Some days I got tired of it and did not want to go. I thought about what I had done for this, and realized I should keep pushing. During the months prior to the swim meet, I kept working hard even with keeping up my grades in school. . There were eight meets during the season and I came closer to the Sectional cuts every meet. While some meets would go better than others, I knew I would get the time I was trying for if I kept trying. After a while I finally got the times I was hoping for, and I qualified for nine events. By March, I was ready for Sectionals and all the fast swimmers

Most individuals do not take positive thinking seriously, as they do not have the appropriate information as to what it really signifies, or do not consider positive thinking as helpful and efficient. Adversaries and troubles do not depress positive thinking individuals. If circumstances don't result in their favor or as they assumed, they will do it one more time. Authentic positive thinking does not involve the mere act of stating that all things will be fine, as a word of mouth, and at the same time think about defeat. In order to induce advantageous development and changes into one's life, positive thinking has to become the dominating psychological behavior throughout a person's lifetime. It has to become a habit to attain an excellent quality of