Mental Strength

For law-enforcement officials and soldiers, mental strength is a fundamental aspect when taking action in environments that are unpredictable, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. These professionals must perform at high level and give their contribution. Heroes are people who have high expectations and run great risks!

There are both physical and psychological factors in play, and the mind and mental strength play a fundamental role.

Performance psychology and performance expansion training can therefore contribute to the development of the mental skills required in order to achieve operational success. Mental preparation plays an essential role in enabling soldiers and other law enforcement officials to survive in the field.

Being mentally strong means possessing, understanding and being able to apply psychological skills enabling you to achieve optimal performance levels and adapt your physical, tactical and decision-making skills.

There are also genetic aspects that contribute to this type of mentality. For instance, genes such as ACTN 3, RUNX1, FTO, UGT2B17, CREB1 and a substance called “neuropeptide y” have been shown to enable top performers such as soldiers to perform better during simulations in which they are held as hostages.

Mental preparation and training also serve as protective factors, as these professionals are at high risk of developing a post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD.

Mental and performance expansion training, www.performanceexpansion.com, aims at maximizing and optimising reactions and performance levels, enhancing self-esteem, teaching the skills required to reduce the risk of PTSD, providing mental skills and coping strategies, managing physiological arousal, improving attention and controlling negative thoughts. Finally, it provides cognitive tactical strategies. In addition to these conscious aspects of which the person is aware, the training also acts at the subcortical level, taking into account the subconscious and making use of reworking and visualization techniques. 

These top performers are like top athletes, since they have to perform at high levels both physically and mentally, especially when under pressure.

It is therefore necessary to prepare your brain to develop mental strength in order to be able to perform at high levels and achieve operational success!