The Mental Muscle
"...mental training will not only enhance performance and improve productivity but also add to your enjoyment."
"Achieving inner excellence is a process. Building mental muscle, like building physical muscle, requires time and effort."
Gary Mack - Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
How much time do you dedicate each day to your mental training? What are you doing today to build your mental muscle? When do you plan to develop your visualization skills or identify your goals for the coming week?
If you need some ideas on how to start your mental training or begin building your mental muscle, let me know. It can start with one simple mental skills tool or exercise.
Anthony Lanzillo
risson1954@gmail.com
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
"Take Five"
Here are the five affirmations or declarations that you take to each practice:
"I am (state two or three personal strengths or qualities)."
"I want (state your long-term and daily goals)."
"I see (visualize how you want to perform and compete)."
"I bring (think about past highlights and empowering experiences)."
"I control (state all the things that you have direct control over)."
By reviewing and reciting these affirmations or declarations everyday at practice, you are developing a stronger and sharper mindset that can only build your confidence and self-esteem.
Here are the five affirmations or declarations that you take to each practice:
"I am (state two or three personal strengths or qualities)."
"I want (state your long-term and daily goals)."
"I see (visualize how you want to perform and compete)."
"I bring (think about past highlights and empowering experiences)."
"I control (state all the things that you have direct control over)."
By reviewing and reciting these affirmations or declarations everyday at practice, you are developing a stronger and sharper mindset that can only build your confidence and self-esteem.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Are You Combat Ready?
"Mastery of fundamental skills leads to lethal projection of combat power."
Robert W. Cone
Battle Focused Training
"Given the importance of the moral dimension in war, the readiness of soldiers and units must include psychological preparation for combat....Soldiers must be prepared to make rapidly a psychological transition from peace to conflict, potentially without forewarning or indepth knowledge of the situation."
Robert W. Madden
Living on the Edge: Building Cohesion and the Will to Win by Robert W. Madden
Both quotes are from Leadership: The Warrior's Art by Christopher Kolenda, Editor
The one group of fundamental skills that are overlooked by many teams and coaches are the mental skills. And if these fundamental skills are not introduced or practiced on a regular basis, then how can a team or its players be "combat ready" for any game? How many times have we seen teams that appeared to be physically or athletically superior and yet still lose their games?
"Mastery of fundamental skills leads to lethal projection of combat power."
Robert W. Cone
Battle Focused Training
"Given the importance of the moral dimension in war, the readiness of soldiers and units must include psychological preparation for combat....Soldiers must be prepared to make rapidly a psychological transition from peace to conflict, potentially without forewarning or indepth knowledge of the situation."
Robert W. Madden
Living on the Edge: Building Cohesion and the Will to Win by Robert W. Madden
Both quotes are from Leadership: The Warrior's Art by Christopher Kolenda, Editor
The one group of fundamental skills that are overlooked by many teams and coaches are the mental skills. And if these fundamental skills are not introduced or practiced on a regular basis, then how can a team or its players be "combat ready" for any game? How many times have we seen teams that appeared to be physically or athletically superior and yet still lose their games?
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