| Here’s a secret every champion knows. | | | | and run constructive inner dialogue about a successful |
| Champions are made in the off-season. | | | | season? |
| That’s where you will either mold yourself into a | | | | You virtually insure that the upcoming season will be |
| champion or lull yourself into a raging mediocrity. | | | | successful. |
| Here’s how I discovered this powerful idea and | | | | Why? |
| how to apply it to your own success. | | | | Your mind will prompt you to take the necessary |
| I saw a kid at a concert wearing a T-shirt that said, | | | | actions in the off-season that make your imagined |
| “Champions Are Made in the Off-Season.” | | | | championship a concrete reality. |
| Honestly, I don’t remember anything else about the | | | | As you build the season in your mind during the |
| shirt, the kid, or the concert. | | | | off-season, it begins to take shape before the season |
| However, I still remember “Champions Are Made in | | | | even starts. |
| the Off-Season.” as if I had just seen that T-shirt. | | | | Your mind will do this whether the “season” |
| In essence, the T-shirt asks, “What are you doing in | | | | starts tomorrow morning or six months from now. |
| the ‘off-season’ that insures a championship | | | | How does it do this? |
| season?” | | | | It suggests lots of things you can do that give you an |
| So let me ask you, “What kind of preparation are | | | | edge over your competitors. And your mind will use all |
| you doing in your ‘off-season’ that impacts your | | | | its resources to tell you “Here’s the edge you |
| performance when you are “in-season?” | | | | are looking for!” |
| Of course, “off-season” may mean evenings | | | | It will prompt, lead, whisper, cajole, nudge, and, if |
| and weekends if your business or occupation is | | | | necessary, yell! One way or the other, you will |
| “in-season” from eight to five. Or it may mean | | | | discover every edge you need to cultivate in the |
| “winter, spring, and summer” if your business is | | | | off-season that leads to success during the season. |
| Halloween and Christmas items. | | | | So resolve to be a champion in your off-season |
| However, the real meaning of “Champions Are | | | | whenever that may be. |
| Made in the Off-Season” may not be immediately | | | | See the successful season you desire. Harmonize with |
| obvious. | | | | new ideas for success. Grasp the little things that will |
| The real preparation for a championship season lies in | | | | prove to be a big edge when the season begins. |
| the thoughts, images, mental movies, and inner dialogue | | | | Trust your mind and listen to your intuition. |
| that fill your mind in the “off-season.” | | | | Turn yourself into a champion and prove that |
| What happens when you envision a successful | | | | “Champions are made in the off-season. |
| season, play mental movies of a successful season, | | | | |
