Mental Training and the Performance Cycle
"Mental skills are not the elements to work on last. They are the pieces of the puzzle that fit in every step of the way! Mental skills that I commonly work on with athletes include the “Dirty Dozen”: 1) Knowing your Values 2) Understanding your Motivation 3) Engaging SMART Process focused goal-setting 4) Building Self-Talk Habits 5) Developing Routines for Mindful Attention 6) Utilizing Mental Imagery 7) Practicing Self-Attunement 8) Hanging in there with Anxiety Tolerance 9) Getting your needs met through Assertive Communication 10) Channeling your (negative) Emotions into positive effort 11) Staying the course with Energy Management 12) Using Anxiety Reduction (because you can, not because you have to)" Check the full article by Tim Herzog http://ussailing.blog/mental-training/