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Just as physical energy is the fundamental fuel for emotional competencies so
it is the fuel for mental skills. Nothing so interferes with performance and
engagement as the inability to concentrate on the task at hand. To perform at
our best we must we must be able to sustain concentration, and to move flexibly
between broad and narrow, as well as internal and external focus.
We also need access to realistic optimism, a paradoxical notion that implies
seeing the world as it is, but always working positively toward a desired
outcome or solution. Anything that prompts appropriate focus and realistic
optimism serves performance. The key supportive muscles that fuel optimal mental
energy include mental preparation, visualization, positive self-talk, effective
time (or rather, self) management, and creativity.
As with physical and emotional capacity, mental capacity is derived from a
balance between expending and recovering energy. This depends on Intermittently
changing mental channels in order to rest and recuperate.
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with "MWS High Performance tips"
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