IN THIS ISSUE

01 Takeaways from Atomic Habits Workbook

02 Systems 101

03 Overcoming adversity

Hey club!

I recently finished the Atomic Habits workbook (a must if you’re trying to improve your systems).

So today I want to share 3 takeaways when it comes to understanding how good systems work as an athlete, so you can get a head start on your mental performance.

Let’s go.

Building new habits and new systems is never an easy job, especially because I've been so used to doing it with my better half, Jenelle. The fact that my family's back home right now and I'm responsible for laundry, dinner, and taking care of the house, I've realized how mindful I have to be of each task I'm doing in order to get everything done.

Building new systems is tricky in the beginning, but it pays off when you stick with them.

I think the biggest thing for building systems and habits is longevity and the ability to handle adversity and success. When adversity shows up, you feel down and have zero motivation. But when success comes, you have a TON of motivation. So you’re always up and down.

I’ve found that when I’m focusing on my systems and not the result, it allows me to have consistency in it (the key).

Systems 101:

You're always trying to remove friction in order to make the best choice possible.

But to make sure you’re playing the right game and making the right choice, it goes back to your priorities, right?

My top priorities are:

I try to make those life systems easy and frictionless to achieve and then knock off my basketball systems.

Systems have good days and bad days. I think it's just trying to have more good days than bad days and giving yourself grace. It's too easy for athletes to fall into the trap of:

"Oh I suck at my system. I'm just not gonna do it anymore."

No. The goal is to make it part of your identity. Just because you say that you don't eat bread, you might still end up eating bread one day but that doesn't make you a person who eats bread “all the time.”

And of course, with all these mental frameworks, it takes faith AND consistency.

Faith that all of this will work out for your benefit.

Keep up the good work guys,

Faith + Consistency,
Elijah

P.S
If you want more of these mental strategies and lessons, I share a bunch in this YouTube video. Enjoy and let me know what you think.