Myth #3 Debunked: Part 5

As I start to shift gears with this series into how to neutralize the memories that are holding you back I do need to take a look at one other easy source for finding what the mental barriers are that are holding you back.

 

What do you find yourself talking about when it comes to ski jumping?  What do you blame as your number one source for the trouble that you are having with your jumping?  What are the memories that you remember from ski jumping, and if you happen to be an older jumper, what are the memories that you remember from your childhood?  These are all sources of possible barriers.

 

I find myself all the time blaming swimming competitively as a child, the crash on the 48, and seeing the crash on the 90 as parts of the reason for my trouble with jumping.  I know they are very vital parts to my being held back.  It's these kinds of things that you need to start taking notice of.  Run through an imaginery talk with someone about ski jumping.  Watch what you say and write it down.  Do this with all aspects of your life.  You might be surprised at what you are actually saying to yourself.

 

There are other things though that you may not think of that really does have a major influence on your jumping.  You have to watch the thoughts that go through your mind/words that come out of your mouth to find them.  Here's an example of one that I feel quite confident is influencing another jumpers progress.

 

This jumper had attended a jump meet in Hanover, New Hampshire several years back, before I started jumping.  The coach, thankfully the now former coach for the Ford Sayre program, asked him if he didn't think that he was a little too old to be out here jumping.  This is a kids sport.  Each year this jumper brings up this story.  He has now brought it up three times so far this winter.  Obviously, this incident has had a major impact on him.  He would never admit it.  Granted the impact that has been made, has been made to his subconscious mind and not to his conscious mind.  That is why he doesn't realize the impact that the incident has had on him.  Stories like these won't come up without someone bringing them up, unless they are having an impact on your life right now.  If you don't have any subconscious feelings for the situation than you will have a hard time remembering the situation.  Someone will have to jog your memory for you to ever be able to remember the story.  On the other hand, if the memory is causing you trouble you will be able to remember it and it will come up in the nice little talk you have with yourself.

 

It's crazy little things like this that you have to watch out for when you start analyzing why you are having a difficult time improving in ski jumping or any other endeavor that you get yourself into.  It's the mind that is holding you back because of crazy little incidents that have occured in the past.  They may be directly related to ski jumping and they may not be.

 

Tomorrow I will start the process of dissolving these memories, have your computer/pencil and paper handy.  You will need it.

 

Until next time

Keep the ski tips up,

Crash