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From: ganetauk
Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 6:19pm
Subject: t modeling process cont
Modelling an expert will quickly get you to a
rea-sonable level of competence. Positive mental rehearsal of
your model's strategy will reinforce your skill
without the need for failures. This will, in turn, boost
your self-image as a ten-nis player, or whatever.
However, you will soon find, perhaps by accident, that
some of your own techniques work well, even though not
based on your model. As you experiment with different
strokes and tactics and notice what happens, you can
change your strategy accordingly. In other words, do
more of what works and cut out what doesn't. Each
success will boost your self-belief even further.
Enjoying what you do, you will probably practise more, and
take the sport more seriously, so you will get even
better. You will start to interpret failures and bad days
positively ('a fluke' or 'not me') - a sure sign of a
self-fulfilling, upward spiral of success. Applying the four-stage
success model, and using your mental rehearsal skills,
even unconscious behaviour will tend to move you
towards your goal. By consciously adding the challenge of
a new, higher outcome to each success, you can
ensure that you maintain your spiral of success.
