[Practical Workshop] Your Soundtrack of High Performance

How to Build Your Own Mindset Playlists

Welcome to this weekend’s Practical Workshop
On Fridays, you’ll get more than something to read. I’ll give you a focused training activity you can use over the weekend to strengthen your mindset and move closer to your next level.

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What You’ll Get From This Activity

• Discover how to use music as a tool to shift your mental state on demand

• Build a pre-game playlist that blocks out distractions and boosts confidence

• Create a recovery playlist that helps your body and mind switch into rest mode

• Develop a bounce-back playlist that restores belief after setbacks

• Gain a simple system for emotional control that supports long-term performance

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Kobe Bryant was relentless about mastering the mental side of sport.

One of his overlooked tools was music.

He did not just listen casually. He used it intentionally to manage his emotions and energy.

Hard music when he needed fire, softer music when he needed calm, and even silence when he wanted deep focus.

This was not about taste or entertainment. It was about awareness.

Kobe knew that his feelings before a game, during training, or after a gruelling playoff series mattered just as much as his physical preparation.

Music became a lever he could pull to regulate those states.

You might not be Kobe, but you can use the same tool.

The difference between athletes who break through and those who burn out often comes down to emotional control. Music can be one of your simplest and most effective training partners.

Today, you are going to build three mentality playlists:

1. A playlist for drowning out the noise and pumping you up before a big performance.

2. A playlist for relaxing and recovering after the work is done.

3. A playlist for bouncing back after setbacks and rebuilding confidence.

Let’s walk through each one.