Weldon Teaches Optimizing Your Performance

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Talking Tilted and Taming Teammates

Lesson 2

Weldon delves deep into the psychology and behaviors of tilting by:

  • Defining what being tilted is and what it’s not

  • Techniques for handling tilt in yourself and in teammates

  • Different ways to inspire teammates through leadership

  • Understanding how emotions naturally impact people in tilting situations

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Aimlabs Challenge

Throughout your ranked games this week, implement Weldon’s SEAR approach for dealing with tilted teammates and take notes on any improvement you see in yourself and your teammates.

Say the thing they need to hear, not what you want to say…. S-E-A-R them

Lessons

A Peaceful Mind
Lesson 1

Weldon helps you understand the crux of his work in professional esports by:

  • Defining Mindfulness and its application in sports & esports

  • Outlining the benefits of Mindfulness and focus training

  • Mindfulness techniques for extracting maximum value out or your training

  • The importance of facing your mistakes and accepting reality

Talking Tilted and Taming Teammates
Lesson 2

Weldon delves deep into the psychology and behaviors of tilting by:

  • Defining what being tilted is and what it’s not

  • Techniques for handling tilt in yourself and in teammates

  • Different ways to inspire teammates through leadership

  • Understanding how emotions naturally impact people in tilting situations

The Anxiety Monster
Lesson 3

Weldon breaks down a mental state that gamers commonly struggle with, covering topics such as:

  • Different types of anxiety and the unique way it affects gamers

  • Healthy coping mechanisms for handling anxiety

  • Anti-choking techniques - understanding how your brain learns new skills and how anxiety disrupts your execution

  • Ways to effectively train for main stage including embracing chaos and repetition

  • Performance hacks that can help you perform on-stage

To Go Pro
Lesson 4

Contextualize your own learning goals in esports by exploring:

  • Weldon’s take on the relationship between age and performance in esports

  • The value of education for people interested in gaming industry careers

  • What to look for in a good coach and the best ways they can add value to your learning (improving your mirror & model)

  • The importance of identifying your preferred learning styles and motivation

  • Advice for each stage of becoming a professional player

You Are What You Eat, Sleep, and Play
Lesson 5

Weldon teaches you the ways a healthy routine can dramatically improve your practice by covering:

  • The importance of nutrition and diet in creating best practices for gaming

  • How processed foods and snacks negatively effect your performance and increase your “ping”

  • Weldon’s basic recommendations for how to shape and balance your diet

  • The importance of exercise and physical activity in maximizing your performance