A typical question I am often asked is: "Half way through the game I've made several errors! I'm starting to get frustrated. How should I think when this happens?"

My response to this player was that he has two choices in this situation. I said the first choice and the wrong choice is to think that you are playing poorly, the gods are not on your side, or it's just your day. This makes you feel frustrated and you lose confidence by focusing on the negative. This option allows you to think that you will continue to make mistakes! This thinking will not help you turn it around.

My suggestion and the better choice is to know that you are doing the right thing things fundamentally and your game will turn around soon. You must be patient and believe that, eventually, you will play better! This player must make this simple choice if he want to turn it around.

Great players choose to think that they will perform well the next play, inning, or period no matter what happens in the past. If they don't make this choice, they are just giving up. If you don't play as well as expected, don't talk yourself in playing poorly the rest of the game. Make the right choices mentally, so you can have the best chance to perform well.