Change is not difficult but it needs patience and commitment

Learning new psychological skills to improve the performances is not difficult indeed it is quite easy. Despite more and more athletes embark on the road of mental training, many drop out after a short period, while continuing to think they’d like to be more confident, more focused, more tough and so on. This is because many think that the psychological preparation is something that it could be learn in a few months (a few anyway) and then in a spontaneous manner when you go in competition you will be mentally ready. In fact, many athletes have difficulty understanding the psychological preparation to the race is a real form of training and as with the physical and technical training who continue for ever the same applies to the mental. It means the athlete should strive to improve mentally every day that is dedicated to the sport, there can be no shortcuts.