Jason Worth earned over $136 million during his illustrious 15-year career in Major League Baseball. 

 

We overlapped when he was finishing his career with the Seattle Mariners.

 

One day I asked him, "What do you feel is the biggest reason for all of your success?"

 

His answer: "I'm better than everyone else at forgetting what just happened."

 

Ted Lasso brought some notoriety to the idea that goldfish only have a 10 second memory.

 

Jason Worth used his goldfish mindset to effectively forget mistakes, let go of failures, and focus only on the next moment. 

 

Many athletes I work with struggle to forget mistakes and let go of failures. That usually stems from how bad they want to succeed. 

 

If you really care that much about being the best you can be, being elite at forgetting is a skillset worth developing. 

 

How do we do that? Good question. 

 

It starts with acknowledging that being stuck on mistakes keeps you from playing with the freedom and self belief that makes you good. 

 

Then it comes down to crafting your response to mistakes ahead of time, because mistakes are unavoidable. 

 

Once you build your mental tool box, you'll be able to shift your focus to the next moment without gettling caught up in the noise.

 

Be elite at forgetting.