10 ways to increase your chances of becoming a mental predator

1. Monitor your daily self talk. Make sure that your comments to yourself are keep positive and supportive.2. Surround yourself only with positive people that believe in you.3. Develop defined goals and the reasons that you want to achieve them.4. Develop the precise strategy for attaining your goals and follow it precisely.5. Do not overemphasize the importance of any single event.6. Stay busy. Do not linger over upcoming events.7. Do not forget that nothing replaces practice and hard work.8. Monitor your breathing. Make sure that you slow and control your breathing under times of stress.9. Visualize success. Use mental imagery as a tool. Picture yourself at the event and everything that is going to happen. Be positive.10. Research everything about your opponent and train under the exact conditions you expect for the fight.