Understanding, measuring and maintaining motivation

Motivation management is part of coaching in mental preparation, a few words on the latter :
Mental preparation refers to the work done on the relationship of the individual to himself as part of his preparation for performance and the management of results.

Mental preparation targets:

• Stress management
• The motivation management
• Improving self-confidence and self-esteem
• Sleep improvement
• Correction or memorization of a technical gesture
• The increase in the possibilities of concentration, visualization and memorization
• Managing a period of injury.
• etc.

Mental preparation is taking more and more place with athletes in the importance of their preparation and has been part of the process of sports training for thirty years in the same way as physical and technical preparation. It constitutes an apprenticeship of mental and cognitive skills in order to optimize its performance by taking pleasure in its practice. More simply, PM allows the athlete to understand and control their thoughts, emotions, attitudes and therefore their actions. The PM is based on the idea that just as physical condition can be improved through training, mental strength can be developed through exercise. Beyond that, mental preparation naturally finds its place in all areas where the human factor is one of the ingredients of performance, and in particular the Company and its men, but also students and anyone wishing to become the best. version of itself.