The “Big 4″ Components of Navy SEALs Mental Training
- Goal Setting – pick a goal, a “small chunk” of an overall goal, and focus on meeting it
- Mental Rehearsal (visualization) – see yourself doing what you going about to do, and see yourself succeeding
- Self-Talk – keep positive to override the negative effects of the Amygdala
- Arousal Control – use long, slow breaths to quiet down the effects of fight-flight
Now, to see how I might use these same principles in combination to improve my own responses to perceived “threats” in my life…
wow, good list, thanks for sharing, alot to do in matter of seconds…suppose for me, to pick one and focus on it until i am at a good comfort level….lol
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Kewl – thanks!
Sounds like a plan. Personally, I have a hard time keeping more than three things in my head at any point in time, so the Big Four are more like the Big Two … and Oh Yeah, Another Two
Whatever works, y’know?
Glad you found the Navy SEALs video BB, it really inspired me! Clearly my recollection of the various steps the SEALs use now to calm down the “fireworks of a firing” amygdala missed some salient points! Now I can store the video as a “favorite”. As I mentioned, I have been trying to utilize their tools and I’ve done so with some measure of success for a little while now, I hope you find them useful too!
All the best,
Alex
Thanks – yes, I’ve written them down (couldn’t remember all four, at first, but then I looked up my notes and saw it). I’m going to be working on these four points. If it can help Navy SEALs pass the pool test, then I’m sure it could help me pass my daily tests when my amygdala is the one calling the shots.
Thanks again for the tip about the video – great stuff.
i hear yah, some here…and the focusing with the concentration..anyway, keep smiling…
your welcome and thanks for sharing it with us.
Will do – thanks
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