The mental trainer and the dark side of the force (mental)
"Mental trainer" is another way to define the Mental Trainer. As a mental trainer I often find myself working on the mental strength of the athletes with whom I work.
Undoubtedly being mentally strong is a fundamental aspect to build a high -level career in the world of sport and also to be able to obtain the results we want. The reasons are different: being strong mentally allows us to better manage stress, allows us to improve our performances, allows us to be able to give the best of us continuously, allows us to recover from the defeats, allows us to better manage the recovery from injuries.
A question for you
Now I want to ask you a question:
What is the opposite of mental force?
Generally the answer that is given to me when I ask this question is "mental weakness". In reality it is not so, because the correct answer is "mental sensitivity" . As a trainer in the neuro linguistic programming I would like to point out how the image you make of a "mentally weak" person changes compared to the image that your brain builds in reference to a "mentally sensitive" person.
A mentally sensitive person will accuse more strongly strong, stress than a mentally strong person, he will struggle a little more to manage emotions because he will have the tendency to enter more easily in deep contact with the emotion itself. But thanks to this, he is better at recognizing and understanding the emotions of others than a mentally strong person.
I made this important distinction because I want to make one thing clear: being mentally strong is not always a positive thing . Without an adequate degree of awareness , mental force can cause various types of problems.
The mental trainer and the dark side of the force (mental)
Let's see what these problems may be, let's discover together the dark side of the mental force that a mental trainer is sometimes faced. Being strong mentally can have negative sides , not only in the sports field, but in any area of our life.
- The mentally strong individual can overestimate and risk carrying out too many things all together, with the consequent dispersion of energy.
- He risks becoming intolerant towards those who are mentally sensitive, with a negative impact on social relationships.
- It can be perceived as a domineering , even here with negative impacts on social relations.
- He can struggle to recognize his weaknesses , thus losing sight of the possibility of growing and improving.
- It may seem insensitive to those who do not have a high level of mental strength.
- It may have difficulty recognizing emotions in others.
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If after making the quiz you discovered that you have a high level of mental strength, remember that it is necessary to keep the level of awareness high , always keeping in mind, for example, that you will often meet mentally more sensitive people than you who will struggle to understand some of the things you do and you say.
If you have obtained a low score, remember above all that mental force, if you want, you can cultivate and improve it . Remember also that you will meet people who at first seem to be "bad", maybe they are only on their dark side of the mental force. Remember that those who are mentally sensitive have greater reading and interpretation of emotions!
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