In dreams we always aspire to great things. But it happens that we do not achieve desired results. Why? What disturbs us?

The average men could probably name at least three reasons why they cannot do or have what they really want. But isn’t there, in the deepest recesses of our hearts, a  conviction that if only we dared we would be able to do anything we dream about? Is it possible that just fear refrains us? The answer is: Yes! It is destructive to our self-esteem and sets imaginary locks on our way. However, our fears will disappear when we face them up. Then we will start to guide ourselves and gain all that we desired, what we dreamt of.

To achieve great results! That's what we all want in armwrestling!
Perhaps you want to win national competitions, and perhaps even international, you dream to feel a particular advantage over an opponent, then satisfaction while standing on the podium. Do you somewhere deep down in your soul feel that you are not using your full potential, to make you win?
Most of us have our reasons letting us justify why we cannot do all we really want in a convenient way. Are they really reasonable reasons, or just pseudoexcuses? Or perhaps you need more motivation?

Motivation is a state of readiness to take up specific action. Motivational processes direct our behavior to achieve certain goals, direct the execution of certain things so as to lead to desired results. Another important issue is the positive thinking, which is already half the battle. Each armwrestler realizes that life and workouts put him in different situations. Sometimes those situations are extremely difficult and you cannot respond in two ways: either positively or negatively. So finding something good even in the least pleasant things such as for example an injury, losing a fight, decline in form, losing of sponsor saves us from losing the fighting spirit. I once heard that, “The wind blows with all his strength on the delicate trees not to destroy them, but to make their roots stronger''.

 Perhaps it sounds a little philosophical, but a creative approach to failures is what decides our success. Defeats are given to the ordinary people in order to make them extraordinary people.

Remember that every victory must be first achieved in your mind, then on the battlefield, hereinafter referred to in our case an armwrestling table. If you still believe in what you have believed until now you will achieved as much as you have already done. Your belief determines actions. Do not let yourself pessimistic lament that they do not have time, enough good, complete equipment, super genetics. Each of us has a different dealt of the cards, the important thing is what you do with them in a given arrangement. Motivation is a process strongly influencing us, but it is short-lived, because every day we should remind ourselves, why  I  am doing this? You do not need a sports psychologist, just at your fingertips you have coaches, captains of various teams, titled players who will help you to arrange your training, diet, supplementation, recommend appropriate regeneration actions, guide to appropriate doctors. It is common and not without a reason we call ourselves the big Armwrestlers family. Meeting with other players at training are what can help us achieve the goal. Nobody has learned to clap with one hand yet, that’s way  not only hard work of the competitor himself makes the success but also the people who surround him. Motivated person can do more.

Successful athletes are great examples, and at the same time sources of motivation in sport. Nobody knows how to overcome obstacles as they do. They know how hard is to work, so they know how it feels to win. They realize what ''the fall” is, but they can back up. No wonder that many people look at them as heroes. You can be one of them-after all, you know, you just have to want it. Nothing is more powerful than you. Erase from your vocabulary: 'I cannot'', “I'm not too good at”, try: “I can'', “I want”, “I’m able to''. Dreams of great dreamers never fulfil,  they are always exceeded. Remember that you have either excuses, or results!

Aleksandra Zwolak