The particular mental skills necessary for overall mental toughness can be developed and strengthened utilizing mental conditioning strategies. Below are the mental skills that are necessary for performing well in sport as well as in career/life performance situations.
The Mental Skills
Act Confident, Think Confident, Be Confident
Maintain a high level of motivation
Optimal focus and concentration
Manage anxiety, fears, and other emotions effectively
Effective goal setting
Positively handling setbacks and mistakes
Develop positive mental imagery ability
Develop awareness of burnout and over-training symptoms
Definition of Mental Toughness:
Having the natural or developed psychological edge that enables you:
Cope better than your opponents with the many demands, (ie., competition, training, lifestyle), that are placed on you as a performer.
Specifically, to be more consistent and better than your opponents in remaining determined, focused, confident, resilient, and in control under pressure.
We believe that these skills are learned and can be improved through instruction and practice. We begin with an individual assessment of your current proficiency of each skill. We uncover together your strengths and weaknesses of each of these skills. We can then develop an individualized program to meet your needs.