Coaching Conference Moscow, Russia
May 2015
Mental Training – Coaching Positive Psychology
The Ideal Triad Lars-Eric Uneståhl, Ph.D
Scandinavian International University Sweden
BEHIND THE LABELS
Coaching is a unique and structured way of bringing a person to his/her potential
through empowerment Positive Psychology is the scientific study of
human flourishing, optimal functioning and human strengths and virtues
DEFINITIONS IMT – Integrated Mental Training
A systematic, long-term and developmental training of mental skills & attitudes aiming to Peak Performance and Wellbeing
IMP – Integrated Mental Preparation Pre-trained Mental Skills and Procedures which are intended to
become effective at certain pre-decided occasions
IMT and IMP Is based on AMS (Alternative Mind State)
a controlled and Positive Self-Hypnotic State
The Inner Mental Room is an operational definition of AMS
50 years with Mental Training
Lars-Eric Uneståhl, Ph.D
1. 1960:s Background Research ASC – Body/Mind 2. 1969 Name: Integrated Mental Training – IMT 3. 1970:s Applications in Sport and Schools 4. 1980:s Applications in Work, Health, Clinical areas. 5. 1990:s Personal development through self-coaching IMT 6. 2000:s Applications in Coaching and CPT – CBT 7. Future A better world through Positive Psychology, Coaching and
Mental Training (Irak, Iran, Kosovo etc.) Estimation 2007 – 3 mill. Swedish people with experiences of IMT? Project Irak: Mental Training for Peace- from Inner to Outer Peace ©Lars-Eric Unestahl
EMPOWERMENT LIFE as a do-it-yourself-project!
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From TALENT to TRAINING
THE TRAINING MODEL
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Mental Training as a SELF-COAHING PROJECT
Mental Training (M) – Coaching (C) Positive Psychology (P)
The Ideal Triad
M – The Training of – C – The Release of - P – The Science of -
Human Strengths and Wellbeing Unestahl 2005
Mental Training (M) – Coaching (C) Positive Psychology (P)
The Common Philosophy
From Problems to Goals From the Past to the Future From Education to Empowerment From a clinical to the Excellence model From Focus on Human weaknesses to the Focus on Human Strengths and Wellbeing
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Complementary differences
Positive Psychology Coaching-MT Theory Application Teaching Learning Knowledge Skills ”Out-vestigations” In-vestigations Talking-Telling-Writing Doing
Complementary differences
COACHING MENTAL TRAINING Detecting RESOURCES Developing Analysis Holistic Thoughts Images Resource-directed Goal-directed SMART MACT Goal-planning Programming Conscious LEARNING Unconscious
COACHING in combination with
MENTAL TRAINING A. COACHING WITH MENTAL TRAINING 1. During the Coaching session 2. As tasks between the session B. MENTAL TRAINING WITH COACHING 1. Mental Training with Self-Coaching Tasks 2. Mental Training with a Supporting Feedback Coach C. LABEL The combination of a licensed Mental Trainer and a certified coach is called ”Mental Coach”
Mental Training as a complement in the coaching session
1. Intellectual goals (Coaching) complemented with Images & Goal-Programming-Mental Training 2. Value - Mental process to find “Core-values” 3. Obstacles – Attitudinal change – Mental toughness training 4. Resources - Detecting – Developing 5. Alternative ways – Rational vs Imagery 6. Action plan - Cybernetic model 7. Tasks – Mental Training or MT tasks
Systematic Mental Training as Coaching Tasks
TRAINING PROGRAMS
BASIC MENTAL TRAINING PERS.GROWTH PERFORMANCE PROBLEMSOLVING Self-image Sport/Perf. Arts Behavioral Emotional
Goal-image School/Education Sleep Anxiety Attitude skills Business-Leaders Smoking Pain
Soc.em.skills Health areas Weight Tinnitus
TRAINING FOR
THE KEY TO THE FUTURE
as a Vision/Goal independent of the
present state (starting point)
Clinical - Developmental model EXCELLENCE (+Health) ”
CLINICAL MODEL 0-Health ”Lack of Illness”
The EXCELLENCE or DEVELOPMENTAL or SPORT model
”Optimal physical, psychological and Social Wellbeing” - WHO
THE EXCELLENCE MODEL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
CLINICAL MODEL Maintenance
The EXCELLENCE or DEVELOPMENTAL or SPORT model
Continous improvement Kaizen - Lean
From Good to Great
Problem & Crises interventions
E-model vs C-model C stands for Clinical, Critical, Complaining, Censure and E for Life long development towards Excellence,
and Acceptance and Satisfaction with the Present.
Some differences - Direction (away from vs Towards) - Driving force (Dissatisfaction vs satisfaction) – Continous improvement vs Crisis reactions Human beings as a product of the past or as a Cause of the Future
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MENTAL TRAINING FOR EXCELLENCE
1. Muscular Excellence 2. Mental Excellence 3. Performance Excellence 4. Emotional Excellence 5. Relational Excellence 6. Leadership Excellence 7. Team & Organizational Excellence
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BODY – MIND EXCELLENCE
EXCELLENCE BODY MIND Muscular Brain Ideomotor Cognitive Immunological Emotional Cardio-Vascular Attitudinal Endochrinological Social
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MUSCULAR EXCELLENCE
The ideal combination between tension and relaxation =
RELAXENSE DEFINITION of RELAXENSE
Optimal tension in the synergist muscles and Relaxation in the antagonist muscles
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BRAIN EXCELLENCE STATE The holistic and the harmonous brain state In Self-hypnosis (the Mental room) there are both qualitative and quantitative EEG-changes of the ”brain operative system” 1. from a ”split activity” state to a holistic brain state where the basic EEG level is the same in all 4 quadrants of the brain, creating an openess for especially holistic messages (images) 2. The ratio between the delta, theta, alpha, beta 1 and 2 in the mental room are close to 1,6, the golden number or section divine, the symbol for Harmony and balance.
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THE HOLISTIC and the HARMONOUS BRAIN (Bundzen - Uneståhl)
The Inner Mental Room (IMR) creates a harmonization of the EEG-activity with the same basic activity in all of the 4 quadrants
This may be the main reason why images are so effective in directing the body.
Integrated Mental Training
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Average archery shooter. Right (yellow) and Left (red) brain measurements during 6 shots. Prrple is ”optimal zone”. ©Lars-Eric Unestahl
Omega potential
Integrated Mental Training
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Omega potential
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SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF EEG
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Performance Excellence EXTERNAL SUCCESS
Sport Work
Business Leadership
Entertainment School – Education
Research - Inventions
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Investigation of SUCCESS
Tests, Interviews and Analysis of 15 Olympic and World Champions showed many Champion Characteristics, among them a C-chart with 21 Champion skills
Factor analysis of these skills showed 4 dimensions
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THE 21-CHART of CHAMPION CHARACTERISTICS
EMOTIONAL CONTROL I can not always control what is happening, but I can
learn to control my reactions and attitude to what is happening. I believe in the Mental Training View of Life as a ”Do it yourself” project.
Thomas Gustafsson, 3 times Olympic Champion
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THE 21-CHART of CHAMPION CHARACTERISTICS
CHEERFULNESS - ENJOYMENT Sport has to be enjoyable or you can not be successfull. Carolina Klüft, Olympic and World champion
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THE 21-CHART of CHAMPION CHARACTERISTICS
CHOICE – DETERMINATION Success starts in the mind! You will become a champion –
not by chance, but by choice.
Jonas Jacobsson, Paraolympic champion with 27 olympic medals including 16 gold.
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CHAMPION CHARACTERISTICS The 21 C-Chart of CHAMPION SKILLS Calmness Challenge seeker Change Maste Cheerfulness Childlike Choice Commitment C-Competitor Communicator Complete
Confidence
Concentration Conceiver Consistency Control Constructive Conviction Coping skills Courage
The Four Success factors
4 DIMENSIONS OF ”LIFE COMPETENCE”
1. Self-image 2. Goal-images 3. Attitude 4. Feelings- Mood or Inner Climate
EXTERNAL SUCCESS
US-study: 1500 successful people Warren Bennis: 90 successful Leaders Both studies showed three (3) factors Self-Image Goal-Images Attitude But not number 4: Positive feelings
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INTERNAL SUCCESS EMOTIONS Satisfaction Happiness Balance - Harmoni Calmness - Security Joy-Pleasure Gratitude
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External vs Internal SUCCESS
External success does not produce Inner Success.
Using Coaching & Mental Training to develop Inner success first makes it possible to produce a better external success
– A more relaxed and energy saving effectiveness without negative stress
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IMMINULOGICAL EXCELLENCE
Research 30 years ago showed: Immune effectiveness is lowered by
Worries, Depression, Negative and long-term- stress, hard training & work
What about elevated mood and positive feelings -Inner Success?
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The effects of Positive emotions on the Immune defence
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Personal Excellence through Self-Coaching/Mental Training
Relaxense Training Self hypnotic Training Self Image Training Goal Image Training Goal Programming Mental Skills Training Attitude Training Mental Toughness Training Emotional Training Life Quality Training
EDUCATION for a BETTER WORLD
Leadership excellence through Mental Training & Self-Coaching
I. PIL – Personal & Inner Leadership Training Relaxed effectiveness & Effective Relax/Recovery Self-Image & Goal-Image Training Training of special Leadership skills II. Training of Coaching Mindset & Attitude Empowerment – Delegator – Motivator - Model
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Mental Training as a complement in the coaching session
1. Intellectual goals to Images and Goal-Programming 2. Value - Mental process to find “Core-values” 3. Obstacles – Attitudinal change – Mental toughness training 4. Resources - Detecting – Developing 5. Alternative ways – Rational vs Imagery 6. Action plan - Cybernetic model 7. Tasks – Mental Training or MT tasks
”Intellectual Goalsetting” From SMART to MACT Specific Measurable Measurable Available Attractive Realistic Controllable Time decided Time decided
From Realistic to Attractive
The term ”Impossible” can impossibly be used about the future”.
From Resourse directed Goals to Goaldirected resources Resources as a consequence of Goals instead of the opposite
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”Impossible goals” Examples
In my first book ”Mental aspects of gymnastic” is one chapter about Karen, with just one arm – 2nd in US college championships. In my last book: Caroline – one leg – professional golfer Mikael – ICC coach without legs and arms
National speaker. TV: Armless, Legless, Peerless
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The Cybernetic Goal-Programming model
SWIMMING
1. ”Translation” of Olympic victory to Times 2. Transfer of the gold race to goal images 3. Mental ”gold race” 3 times/week
Per Arvidsson, Olympic champion
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Goalprogramming - Cancer
300 cancer patients 150 exp. 150 control The same Medical treatment Pos. Goal image
Reduced mortality
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Mental Training as a complement in the coaching session
1. Intellectual goals (Coaching) complemented with Images & Goal-Programming (Mental Training) 2. Value - Mental process to find “Core-values” 3. Obstacles – Attitudinal change – Mental toughness training 4. Resources - Detecting – Developing 5. Alternative ways – Rational vs Imagery 6. Action plan - Cybernetic model 7. Tasks – Mental Training or MT tasks
A. RESOURCES Detection-Identification-Utilization
1. Using the ”Inner Mental Room” (Self-Hypnosis) to recall and relive positive and resource-.filled memories and experiences (experiential memory) 2. Conditioning the resource/feelings to present or future situations by triggers 3. Using the Trigger to release the resource
B. RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Mental Training is an excellent way of develope resources, which are difficult to change by cognitive or behavioral ways. Examples: Attitude areas like Optimism Self-esteem (being) while Self-confidence (doing) can be changed by coaching methods
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Systems of Control DSC – Dominant System of Control (Voluntary effort – Will - Trying hard) Energy consuming + may block the effect ASC - Alternative Systems of Control Images - Triggers ASC is a very important part of MT Energy saving – Letting it happen - Flow
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Some areas where ACS is better than DCS
Sport where effort activates the antagonist muscles and prevent flow Sleeping where trying hard prevents sleep Focus and concentration Problemsolving, where rumination blocks more creative solutions (”slow thinking”) Pregnancy
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THE ABC of TEAMTRAINING
A. SHARED ATTRACTIVE GOALS B. OPTIMAL COOPERATION 1. Differences as strength 2. Positive feedback 3. Effective communication C. TEAM SPIRIT
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