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Let’s take a look at another great way to upgrade how we can communicate with the mind and get better results.

Have you ever decided on a goal, and then tried and tried to achieve it, but it just never turned out the way you wanted? Many of my players have, too.

The solution to the challenge is to notice the words we are using. When we say we will try to do well in hockey, the word “try” has importance. It tells our mind to be prepared for two outcomes. When we use “try,” we are telling our mind that we are just as likely to fail at the task as we are to succeed. It’s a 50-50 mental energy split. In Star Wars, Yoda hit the nail on the head when he told Luke Skywalker, “Do or do not. There is no try.”

Another way of putting this is an expression that I had when I grew up in Wales: “Pee or get off the pot” (that’s the polite version!). It means do it or don’t do it, but either way, get on with it! Decide to do something or decide not to do it. None of that in-between stuff is going to get you anywhere.