Happened to me the other day and that is why I am sharing. I only got 3 hours of sleep and I felt so drained: physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. Everything felt so slow and I felt I might just fall asleep if I stood still for too long. However, I knew as soon as I woke up that I was going to be miserable all day, but the one thing I said to myself before anything else in the morning was, “I choose consistency over perfection.” I ended up having a decent day with a pretty solid training, never felt awake or alert but I was still happy I was able to show up and do the things I needed to do that day. Remember that the battle is not you against the world or your completion, but inevitably it is you against you out there.

For everyone here who might need some motivation, I didn’t start playing in goal until I was 13 years old as a part time goalkeeper for a rec team. By the time I was 14 I was forced to move clubs and got lucky that the old goalkeeper quit. By the time I turned 15 I was able to play over in Spain against Manchester City, Barcelona, and other juggernauts. I was also second choice for a USL-A team. By 16 I was training with a USL Championship goalkeeper coach and had my first pro trials. I am also now for playing the biggest club in the world, Benfica, in a residential academy with former professional footballers as coaches. I’m saying all this just as a reminder to everyone to keep working hard and keep the head up, you might not see the progress immediately but eventually you will see the fruit of your labor. Besides all that, how old were you all when you started in goal, and what is your dream club to play for?

Hi all. Looking for opinions from parents on the Bulletproof Mindset course. Would you say that it's something an 8yr old would benefit from, or is it more tailored towards older kids/adults? Thanks.

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Hi all. Another query about the Mind Mastery course. In your opinion, would it benefit an outfield player to take the course and do you think it would make them more resilient? I assume a lot of what you learn would be transferable to any position on the pitch. The reason for asking is, I joined this community to help guide our GKs, as I've sort of taking up the 1-2-1s with the GKs in our grassroots team, but, my son is an outfield player, so it would be interesting to know if more than just goalies could benefit. Thank you 😊