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From Injury to Triump – Jussi’s Story
Have you ever wondered if there was a way to overcome fear, gain more confidence and how to perform 110% without second guessing holding you back?
When I started snowboarding I felt like I was always frustrated and stuck on the plateau, on the verge of giving up. It seemed like I was learning slower than my friends, I certainly had no talent whatsoever and I was held back by these inner demons. Thoughts of failing and hurting myself blocked me from making progress and doing the tricks and moves I should’ve been able to.
As an up and comer I was struggling with my confidence, afraid what others thought. I got often paralyzed by my fear of making mistakes and injured in front of the people I respected. Because of nervousness and fear I fell embarrassingly in one of my first contests in front of my friends, family and idols. That’s when I decided I needed to learn how to master fear and overcome other self destructive mental patterns.
So I read all the books on mental game I could get my hands on but none of them understood what I was going through as an action sport athlete. “Mental Game for Tennis” and such don’t deal with the situations snowboarders, surfers, traceurs and freerunners for example have to go through. A lot of it felt like it was written by someone getting a Phd in Sport Psychology but never really experiencing the full spectrum of going from a talentless beginner to a pro.
After reading tons of different books, working with sport psychologist, interviewing other pro’s and using myself as the guinea pig I started to uncover some extremely powerful mental progression tricks. Ultimately my biggest dreams came true and I learned all the tricks and maneuvers I’d always wanted to. I won a ton of contests, got respected first and last parts in big movies, received multiple magazine covers and got to travel around the world doing what I loved the most with my best friends. All the while getting paid by my sponsors.
I don’t say this to brag. I say this to show what’s possible when you improve not just your technique and physical fitness but the third hidden component which is your mental game.
The reason why it’s hidden is because you can’t see into their mind, take example and copy their way of thinking. And because it’s so unconscious that most pro’s can’t even explain HOW they think and the mental championship patterns they use to perform at a high level. I feel so fortunate have had the opportunity to become a pro and having more control over my own mind that I’m passionate showing you how to get access to your full potential.
After 15 years of studying, applying in my own career and successfully teaching other athletes how to get access to their full potential I decided it was time to reveal it all to the athletes who most needed it. I went on to write my first book “Pro Mental Game” to share the fundamental pro mindsets so you too can have the fighting chance to becoming the best you can be. Since then I’ve been putting together the complete MG180X Mental Game System that teaches you step-by-step the pro secrets how to overcome different mental obstacles and accelerate your improvement and ability to consistently perform at your very best.
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