{"id":8085,"date":"2017-04-06T20:02:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T20:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8085"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:15:52","slug":"how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Overcome Negative Thinking And Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/negative-thinking.jpg\" alt=\"Positive Thinking\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/negative-thinking.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/negative-thinking-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Focusing_on_Positive_Outcomes_Rather_Than_Negative\"><\/span>Focusing on Positive Outcomes Rather Than Negative<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/#Focusing_on_Positive_Outcomes_Rather_Than_Negative\" >Focusing on Positive Outcomes Rather Than Negative<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/#Negative_beliefs_bring_about_negative_outcomes\" >Negative beliefs bring about negative outcomes.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/#You_can_see_from_this_example_that_Fraser_had_two_choices_in_how_to_think_about_the_situation\" >You can see from this example that Fraser had two choices in how to think about the situation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/#2_Effective_Strategies_for_Turning_Around_Negative_Thinking\" >2 Effective Strategies for Turning Around Negative Thinking:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-and-beliefs\/#The_Confident_Athlete\" >The Confident Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI can\u2019t!\u201d \u201cI stink!\u201d \u201cWhy do I always mess up?\u201d \u201cI will never beat her.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How many times have these thoughts crossed your mind during a competition?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Negative self-labels<\/strong> or beliefs are one reason for falling short of your goals and your potential in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do so many athletes get trapped in negative self-labels?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the root cause of your negative thoughts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negative thinking is based on <strong>fear&#8230;<\/strong> Fear of failing, fear of mistakes, fear of criticism, fearing of losing playing time, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Negative_beliefs_bring_about_negative_outcomes\"><\/span>Negative beliefs bring about negative outcomes.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You make your reality by the thoughts you choose to entertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, a few random negative thoughts won\u2019t guarantee a poor performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poor performance occurs when you feed those negative thoughts by constantly <strong>focusing<\/strong> on them, especially when not performing your best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more you <strong>focus<\/strong> on negative thoughts, the more they run rampant in your mind which leads to mistakes, errors, drops, falls and losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may think there is nothing you can do about your negative beliefs,<em> \u201cIt\u2019s just the way I am.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, there is nothing further from the <strong>truth!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Article: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/beating-negativity\/\"><strong>Helping Athletes Overcome Self-Critical Behavior<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can change your beliefs to <strong>focus<\/strong> on healthy ones. The more you <strong>focus<\/strong> on feeling <strong>confident,<\/strong> the more you will push out the demons in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scottish soccer player Ryan Fraser has batted with <strong>thinking negative<\/strong> during games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a game tied 0-0 with 5 minutes remaining, Fraser had a one-on-one against a defender but rather than take on the defender, he passed the ball back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraser was later asked by the team\u2019s sport psychologist why he\u2019d been so timid, he said, <em>&#8220;I didn\u2019t want to lose the ball and they run in and score.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>sport psychologist<\/strong> responded with, <em>\u201cBut what if you took him on and crossed the ball and we scored from it?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fraser admitted,<em> &#8220;I hadn\u2019t really thought of that. I had gone to the <strong>negative output,<\/strong> the safer output. That was the type of stuff holding me back.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_see_from_this_example_that_Fraser_had_two_choices_in_how_to_think_about_the_situation\"><\/span>You can see from this example that Fraser had two choices in how to think about the situation:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attack the goal and possibly score (success-oriented)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>or\u201cWhat if I mess up?\u201d (avoid failure)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoiding failure causes you to play it safe. You&#8217;ll play to not make mistakes or mess up your team&#8217;s chances of winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And since the avoiding failure holds you back from taking chances, you will never become all you can be in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focusing<\/strong> on <strong>success<\/strong> and what you have allows you to play <strong>aggressively,<\/strong> gives you the opportunity for a <strong>positive outcome<\/strong> and allows you to strive for your potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you opt to see the positive and grab hold of <strong>confident<\/strong> thoughts, you will greatly increase your chances to <strong>succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this reason, it is essential that you commit to reprogram your thinking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Effective_Strategies_for_Turning_Around_Negative_Thinking\"><\/span>2 Effective Strategies for Turning Around Negative Thinking:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Focus<\/strong> on what you want to do instead of what you fear might happen. This <strong>success-oriented<\/strong> approach immerses you in the present moment and allows you to intuitively play your game or perform the way you want to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask yourself positive questions, such as, <em>\u201cWhat is the best that can happen?\u201d<\/em> By <strong>focusing<\/strong> on what you want to have happen during competition, your performance will follow your thinking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/do-you-or-your-team-have-the-comeback-mindset\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-negative-thinking-in-volleyball\/\"><strong>How to Overcome Negative Thinking in Volleyball<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-grow-competition-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-what-if-thinking\/\"><strong>How to Overcome \u201cWhat-If\u201d Thinking<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-preparation-boosts-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/overcoming-negative-mental-chatter-for-golfers\/\"><strong>Overcoming Negative Mental Chatter for Golfers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Confident_Athlete\"><\/span>The Confident Athlete <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/confident-athlete-audio250.jpg\" alt=\"The Confident Athlete Audio\" class=\"wp-image-16347\" style=\"width:198px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Confident Athlete\u201d consists of 2 audio programs that include 14 days of confidence fueling exercises and a simple to follow workbook that guides you through the 14 days, helps you apply the strategies, and customizes the exercises to your personal needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me help you put a <strong>stop to the confidence leak<\/strong>. You can learn to have greater levels of confidence in competition than you do in practice by identifying the specific ways you undermine your own confidence and <strong>how to convert your practice confidence into COMPETITIVE CONFIDENCE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Confident Athlete\u201d is a ground-breaking system to teach you how to think like a champion and have ultimate self-confidence every time you step on the playing field, court, track, or course. The confident athletes was <strong>developed for any athlete \u2013 junior to professional \u2013<\/strong>that wants to gain confidence. However, coaches and sports parents can learn how to teach others to perform with ultimate confidence. 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