The Concept of ”DIIG” to Elevate Performance - My Focusing Phrase For The Season

The Curious Competitor with Connor Carrick

In this episode, I recap what the last few months have looked like and some of my strategies for adopting a growth mindset. I dig into the concept of DIIG: Desire, Intent, Imagination, and Grind, and how I use these concepts to fuel my growth as a professional hockey player. I walk through some of the ways that I support healthy dopamine levels to fuel my desire, including cold exposure, vagal tone, taking phone breaks, and creating variations within my routine. I also talk about the mindset I take to prevent burnout, how to ask yourself questions in order to find solutions to your game, as well as how to effectively put your plans into place.

Timeline:

• 3:35 Growth Mindset
• 6:30 How Desire Leads to Improvement
• 16:00 Dopamine and Athleticism
• 23:00 Working Hard to Make Things Easy
• 27:00 Preventing Burnout as an Athlete
• 32:30 Using Intent in Practice
• 35:00 Using Imagination to Find Solutions
• 42:20 Putting Your Plans Into Place
• 50:30 Conclusion

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