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Riding Out of Your Mind
Hot Tip:
Are you addicted to punishment?
Symptoms: Every time you make a mistake you get mad
at yourself. Fair enough, but with this affliction you don’t know when
to shut it off. You go on berating yourself mercilessly in the hope
that with enough punishment, you will learn not to do it again. Bad
you!
Prescription: Learn to move from mad to action. It
is perfectly normal to be disappointed in yourself for making an error.
Once you have recognized this, however, make a conscious decision to
move onto some form of problem solving. Beating yourself up will only
make you feel depressed and lose confidence. It may also frustrate those
around you like your coach, and have you labeled as someone with a “poor
attitude”.