How to talk to yourself!
Positive Self - talk and motivation are best executed when done this:
1) Positive self-talk improves performance in most sports.
2) Questions like “Will I do this?” produce better results than statements like “I will do this.”
3) Using “we” in self-talk is better than using “I.”
4) Talking about yourself in third person is more effective than talking in first person.
5) Both motivational (“I will do this!“) and instructional (“See the target…straighten elbows…lock onto target…“) self-talk seems to be effective in enhancing performance.