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Change WorkshopTrain The Mind

T Praful

Trainer & Hypnotist

SOHAM HRD

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At this talk you will learn to:

Clarify your goals and achieve them

Handle people and Situation Effectively

Be involved in better delegation

Work more efficiently.

Learn specific skills and tools to saveyour time.

Overcome stress and procrastination.

Improve the Performance ByProgramming your mind

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Training Methods & Techniqes

Mental skills are not only a crucial aspectof performance, but also very specific toeach individual and the competitive

situation in which they must perform.

There are several methods andtechniques which can be used by

Individuals to enhance their mental skillsand improve their performance In All theAspects of Life.

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1. IMAGERY

The process of using the senses to createpictures of your performance in your mind.

Imagery should involve as many of yoursenses as possible kinaesthetic, visual,auditory & tactile.

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Power Of Imagination

Imagery & PerformanceImagery can enhance performance by:

- Improving neural pathways b/w brain & Senses

Focussing attention on task.

- Enabling Students to prepare for situations theyare likely to encounter during Trouble Times.

- Enabling them to review their performance

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Managing stress through imagining a relaxingenvironment

- Enabling mental practice to recover from angerand Anxiety.

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Types of Imagery

INTERNALImagining the execution of a skill from w/in your

own body. For eg if serving a volleyball you wouldsee only the things in your normal range of vision

EXTERNALViewing yourself from the perspective of an

external observer, as if watching yourself onvideo replay.

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Effective Imagery

To be effective the following must be considered: You must have vivid image of the skill or

situation in mind

Imagine the entire performance associated with

the skill You should be in a relaxed state when using

imagery

The image you create must show the desired

outcome of the performance eg serving an ace,perfect dive, scoring the goal

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2. RELAXATION

Effective for athletes who experience highlevels of anxiety and tension to thedetriment of their performance.

There are 3 methods of relaxation:

2. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)- Involves a series of exercises that lead to the

progressive relaxation of muscle groups andeventually total body relaxation

- Tense one muscle gp at a time for 10 secs,followed by release of tension

- Assists in achieving state of mental calmness

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3. Meditation

A form of relaxation based on selective attention focusing on certain cues & blocking out others.

You focus on a single thought, sound or object

relaxation response of the body.Widely used as a method of controlling pre-exam

anxiety and focussing attention prior to exam orInterview.

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4. SELF-TALK- Self-hypnosis

Self-talk is about talking/thinking to yourself.There are 2 types:

Positive self-talk: can be motivational (eg I cando this) or instructional to remind you about a

technique or tactic (eg bend your knees) Negative self-talk: is self-critical or demeaning

(eg my backhands useless), or recalls pastfailures (eg Ive missed my last 2 shots), or is

pessimistic about the situation (eg Ill never getinto the top team)

Used to block out ve thoughts & replace themwith +ve ones

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Self Talk- Importance

Uses of self-talk+ve self-talk can enhance performance in a number

of ways, including:

Skill learning

Changing bad habits Motivation

Building self-confidence

Focussing attention

When ve thoughts creep into self-talk they need to bestopped. This is achieved through thought stopping (using atrigger cue & then concentrating on a +ve thought

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5. GOAL SETTING

Goal setting improves performance by focusing thestudents attention, increasing their effort andpersistence and motivating them to learn newtechniques and skills.

3 basic types of goals:

Outcome goals focus on outcomes of performance/competition eg.To win the game, finish on top of the ladder etcPerformance goals specify a result of the performance .Process goals focus on specific behaviours demonstrated

throughout the performance eg keeping head down whileexecuting golf drive

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Goals should be set according to the ability, confidence & motivationof the performer.2 acronyms have been developed to guide goalsetting.

SMARTER

Specific

MeasurableAction-orientated

Realistic

Timely

Effective

Reviewed

SCCAMP

Specific

ControllableChallenging

Attainable

Measurable

Personal

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Time Management

Time must be explicitly managed,just like money

Hear me Now, Believe me.

Being successful doesnt make youmanage your time well.

Managing your time well makesyou successful.

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Tony Robbins Five Action Items

Five Proven Factors Essential to beTaken Care If any one craving for thesuccess and Satisfaction, Mental &

Physical. Kill your television (how

badly do you want tenure or your degree?)

Turn money into time especially important for people withother family commitments

Eat and sleep and exercise. Above all else!

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