The four basic psychological skills for elite performance are: relaxation; goal-setting; self-talk; and creative visualization. Here are three exercises utilizing these skills. Practised regularly they will support and enhance personal development and elite performance:
(i) Relaxation: Our ability to control our stress response has a profound effect on human performance and how we process information.
(ii) Self-Talk: The way we talk to ourselves – our inner dialogue – creates self-imposed limitations for how we view the world and what we do in the world.
(iii) Goal-setting & Visualization: This simple exercise is used by top athletes and uses creative visualization to support goal setting to create a sense of having already achieved the goal. It’s a good way to build and maintain motivation.
I use the concept of ‘personal experiments’ with coaching clients. This approach allows us to try techniques on for size, with no intrinsic sense of failure. We simply commit to the techniques for a given period of time (say two to four weeks) to allow ourselves to collect data. So give them a go and assess the results (and feel free to post any feedback). For some information, see the link to my self-help book below.
Links:
Don’t Wait For Your Ship To Come In. . . Swim Out To Meet It
Applied Psychology and Solution Focused Life Coaching with Dr Gary Wood 
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Very thoughtfull post on creative visualization.It should be very much helpfull
Thanks,
Karim – Creating Power
Thanks for your comment.
Bright Moments.
Gary.