Emotional Capacity Routine.

Being able to bring the same level of energy feels to be a simple task; however, every day you are impacted by stressful situations that might affect your efficiency at work.

What type of coach/player are you? 

Many people are very positive and they share this energy among their people, so even in worst-case situations, they find more positives than negative outcomes. On the other side,

some people tend to be very strict and only goal-oriented. Both sides are totally fine unless they lose their emotional capacity to perform their best. 

If you are a coach or player who is always positive, and one day you are going to come to training without the same level of energy, everyone will notice that something isn’t right. Moreover, if you are the one that shares the energy among your team, it will hurt the entire team since everyone is expecting you to be ALWAYS YOU. 

On the other side, if you are a coach or player who is always strictly goal-oriented, and one day you are going to lose or achieve your previous personal or team goals, you can’t lose track since it will be also easily discovered by your people you are working with. This also is going to harm the team since everyone got used to be under strict supervision and goal-oriented tasks. 

We all create an environment based on our emotional performances daily. With that being said, just imagine how many life situations can affect your performance at your work. Sometimes you will indeed have to put the mask on, and just do something that requires your normal mood, even though you are going through really tough times. However, here are some tips I prepared for you to always try to stay at your best performance peak with your emotional standard:

•  Create the routine that puts you into your mode; listen to your favorite music, watch some film, read some quotes, listen to others what they have to say about related topics. Whatever you like needs to be very consistent, so when a stressful situation comes, you can put yourself in the right mood for a specific amount of time. For example, I always listen to music while driving in the early morning to training. I have my favorite playlist that once in a while gets updated.

•  Leave all your problems behind the entrance. As soon as you enter the field, think about the positive feelings, why you are here, how much it means to you, and how many people are with you at the same time. Also, don’t forget to enter the field with the people that you are close with. It took me a while to understand this routine; however, before I added this rule to my daily schedule, I couldn’t mentally rest, which affected badly my concentration level in training and games. After I’ve learned that rule from one of my coaches, I noticed that when I struggled with finding solutions to my problems, after training, I usually thought about the same situation differently. I’m just resting mentally while I’m doing my job best. Bringing the same mood to training every day helps me deal with stressful situations outside. But my rule doesn’t allow me to think or be affected while I’m on the field. 

•  If the first and second approach doesn’t currently work, you need a good reset. Sometimes it’s going to be a day off, sometimes it’s going to be a good chat about all your complaints or problems with closer people, or sometimes just invest 2 hours from your day on the things you like. Don’t take a phone with you, just go and relax. 

While you are not performing and bringing yourself to the training, the team won’t be effective since everyone got used to see you in the right mood. If you noticed in yourself that you are losing your mood, get back on track as soon as possible by using one of these tips. If you have another method to get back on track, share it with us!

Best,

MG