Motivation
The degree an individual is driven to action toward a particular outcome.
What is motivation?
What's Important Now
What is WIN?
I can use this analogy to gauge where I am before & during a performance.
What is the traffic light?
The type of mindset that allows a person to learn from failures and gain confidence.
What is Growth Mindset?
It could also be called attention control training.
What is mindfulness?
The type of motivation that comes from outside you, but is often less powerful and lasting than motivation from within.
What is External or Extrinsic Motivation?
Broad External, Broad Internal, Narrow Internal, Narrow External.
What are the different ways we direct & shift our attention?
It's the king of all recovery techniques.
What is sleep?
The degree of certainty about one's capabilities to perform actions toward a desired outcome.
What is confidence?
I'm doing this ANY time I think about my performance.
What is chair flying?
Tapping into your values to motivate yourself is an example of this type of motivation.
What is Internal Motivation?
Priming, Cueing, and Pattern Recognition.
What are the 3 ways to get faster and more accurate at performance perception?
It's when you breath horizontally as opposed to vertically.
What is deliberate/diaphragmatic breathing?
Gaining confidence by watching another pilot succeed is an example of this.
What is modeling (or vicarious experience)?
Pre-performance habits that help performers prepare mentally and physically, reduce anxiety, and optimize focus.
What are Readiness Routines?
This type of motivation is tied to who you see yourself as or want to become.
What is Identity?
Aware, Interrupt, Refocus
What is the A.I.R. technique?
Individual Zone of Optimal Performance
What is IZOP (or IZOF)?
Framing a challenge as an opportunity rather than a threat is an example of this.
What is Selective Interpretation (reframing, effective self-talk)?
Dividing a performance into manageable chunks like Usain Bolt did with the 100m dash is an example of this.
What is segmenting?
Doing something because it is inherently enjoyable or satisfying.
What is Intrinsic Motivation?
Getting stuck in Sensory Overload, Paralysis by Analysis, Rumination or Tunnel Vision.
What are negative consequences of not shifting our attention effectively?
A mental state of complete focus and optimal performance, often described as feeling and performing at one’s best.
What is a flow state?
I can use this tool to gain confidence if I've never done something before and to also "fix" mistakes.
What is chair flying?
It's when you effectively manage mental & physical symptoms of stress to perform your best under pressure.
What is keeping your composure?