Download MENTAL MANAGEMENT and more Study notes Personality Development in PDF only on Docsity! MENTAL MANAGEMENT The process of maximizing the probability of having a consistent mental performance, under pressure and on demand. Components The Conscious Mind The Subconscious Mind The Self-Image Subconscious Mind 1. Can do many things at once. 2. Moves you to do what the Conscious Mind is picturing. 3. It is the source of your skills and power to perform. 4. Why muscle memory works- subconsciously automated 5. We must trust it to perform - trust in your ability. Positive pictures in the Conscious Mind demand positive results from the Subconscious Mind….and vice versa If you are picturing something positive in your mind, it is impossible, at the same time, to picture something negative, and vice versa. EXAMPLES 1. Don’t strike out ..……. Hit the ball. 2. Don’t hit the ball in the water …. Hit the green. 3. Go to sleep right now…sleep is a subconscious activity. 4. Be careful & don’t spill the water….you can do it. 5. Don’t MISS …… Shoot it in the middle. Our SELF-IMAGE resists change & Our COMFORT ZONES limit ourselves. The Submarine The Conscious Mind is the Periscope that sees the picture in your mind The Subconscious Mind is the Engine that moves you toward the picture The Self-Image is the Throttle the controls the speed of your movement THE GOAL: To understand these components and keep them in balance, so they will all work together. The Mental Program The process used to execute EVERY shot 1. Point of Initiation … Nock the arrow 2. Point of Attitude …. Picture the feeling of a 10 3. Point of Direction …Visualize shot sequence 4. Point of Control….. Draw & set back tension 5. Point of Focus ..…. Aim, Aim, Aim The Mental Program Will Control the thought process occupying the Conscious Mind. & Triggers the Subconscious Mind to perform the shot REMEMBER An occupied Conscious Mind CANNOT override the Subconscious.