The 33rd SEA Games in Thailand have begun with a series of obstacles and challenges for the athletes of the Vietnam Sports Delegation. Complaints about refereing in badminton and women's football. Then there are travel, eating, problems with the host country's preparation work, even some shortcomings, incidents that are considered serious... that have appeared in the past few days.
The opinion has been sent, but it is clear that what happened cannot be changed. The problem is the mindset of the members of the Vietnam Sports Delegation with what they have gone through and what can come in the next 10 days. Will it still be complaints, lamentations, and trach nhiemes with tears of rich, warm tears?
Psychological studies show that when people learn to change the way they perceive a problem, the brain will restructure the emotional and behavioral processing area. Changing perspective is called cognitive restructuring, which can help people stay calm, make more accurate decisions and be less affected by negative emotions.
As businessman Jim Rohn quoted above, it can be seen that circumstances are the wind, thinking is the sails, keeping the sails, you will be able to route your path, your life. Or simply for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at this time is "controlling the sails", meaning controlling the psychology, keeping a stable mood, focusing on one's tasks, finding ways to overcome difficulties, not spending energy on negative thoughts.
Remember, in addition to Vietnam, there are 9 other sports delegations coming to Thailand and they also encountered some difficulties or problems. In other words, in the context of the host country also facing many difficulties - such as traffic jams in Bangkok being called "specialty", accepting and accepting challenges will help you become stronger.
And moreover, sometimes we have to look back at ourselves - in terms of expertise, we have not solved our problem throughout the match, not necessarily because of a certain situation where the referee made a mistake...
In general, from sports to life, when everything around is not as expected, that is the time when positive thinking becomes a lifeline. Strength comes not from the situation but from the way you think about the situation.
