Brickie Mental Performance

Mind Reps

Get to neutral. Control the next behavior.

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Before · Set your day

Two minutes this morning. Get to neutral, name the objective, plan the process, check your readiness.

Objective — today's #1 aim Plan — how you'll get there One behavior I'll control today In my control NOT in my control (name it, let it go) Readiness — tap 1 (low) to 5 (high)

Water goal today (oz)

After · Review your day

Two minutes tonight. Grade the day, score your mind, log the work.

Did I keep my behavior?

Strengths — what I did well Improve — one thing to sharpen Evaluate — tap 1 to 5

Did I train today?

Hit my water goal?

Goals

Your standing goals — carries day to day.

The Verbal Governor

Your words are the carrier. Saying negative stuff out loud makes it hit way harder. Rule #1: stop saying negative stuff out loud. Then flip it — not to fake-positive, to neutral.

The negative thought or thing you caught yourself saying

Neutral is not positive

❌ Negative

"I always mess this up."

"We're going to lose."

"I'm not good enough."

✅ Neutral

"I've missed this before. Here's my next rep."

"It's 14-0. My job is this play."

"I haven't done it yet. What's the next behavior?"

Neutral accepts what's true, drops the judgment, and points at the next controllable behavior.

Next Play Reset

Made a mistake? The past is over — you can't get the rep back. Run the reset and get to the next behavior. (Moawad's "grass drill": drop it, get up, go.)

Breathe. One slow breath in, longer breath out. Let the heart rate settle.

Say it neutral. "That happened. It's over." No story, no judgment.

Next behavior. Name the very next thing your job requires — and go do it.

Pre-Game — Get to Neutral

Not hyped, not nervous — present. Run this before you take the field.

Feet on the ground. This game, this moment — not the scoreboard, not last week.

Your keys. Name the 1-3 things your job asks of you today. That's your focus.

Controllables. Effort, attitude, prep, next play. Everything else, let go.

One neutral sentence. "I've done the work. My job is the next play."

Post-Game — The 24-Hour Rule

Win or lose, you get 24 hours. Feel it, then get neutral and get to the tape.

24 hours. Celebrate a win or sit with a loss — one day, that's it.

Assess, don't relive. What can I learn? Judgment-free. The past is locked.

Next behavior. One thing to control this week. Write it in "Today."

Your Reps

Consistency is the whole game — behaviors kept and your Fearless trend, not moods.

Day streak

Behaviors kept

Reframes

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Fearless score

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14-day avg

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Readiness

Fearless Trend

Your daily Fearless score. Up and to the right.

Weekly Reflection

Once a week — quick and neutral.

What did I control well this week? One behavior to control next week

Recent

The Framework

Built on the neutral-thinking work of Trevor Moawad (It Takes What It Takes · Getting to Neutral), in our own words.

Neutral thinking

Not positive, not negative — neutral. Judgment-free, in the present, focused only on the next controllable behavior. The past is irreversible; you assess it, you don't relive it.

The verbal governor

Language is the carrier. Negative words said out loud hit far harder than positive ones — so step one is to stop saying negative stuff out loud, then reframe it to neutral.

Behaviors over feelings

You will not always feel motivated. Doesn't matter. "It takes what it takes" — do the next right behavior regardless of how you feel, and the feeling often follows.

Control the controllables

You can't control the event — the ref, the weather, the score. You can control your effort, attitude, preparation, and response. Spend your energy only there.

Next play

One rep is over the second it ends. Reset and get to the next behavior. This is a moment, not who you are.

Part of the Brickie way

This is the engine behind Attitude — own your response in the Leadership / PATH standard. Neutral thinking is how you lead when it's hard. Reps here, standard there — same culture.

This is a performance-mindset tool, not mental-health care. If you're really struggling — beyond a bad game or a rough week — that's not weakness, and neutral thinking isn't the fix. Talk to a counselor, a parent, or a coach you trust. If you ever feel unsafe, in the U.S. you can call or text 988 anytime.

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