Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
Are you having a hard time being optimistic? Or maybe you're feeling frustrated with people who seem overly optimistic? Realistic optimism is essential to daily life, but especially critical when facing challenges....
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
Are you disappointed because you didn’t push harder during your workout? Frustrated with a spouse for the way they do or do not communicate? Or maybe even irritated by the decisions that are being made around you? Many of us have expectations of ourselves and others that drive our emotional experience....
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
The holidays – although fun and exciting – can involve a great deal of stress. You might be traveling or having others visit you, planning and creating elaborate meals, or buying presents and putting together decorations....
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
While the holiday season can be a wonderful time of the year, with many things to celebrate and be thankful for, it can also be a source of stress....
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
Strategies to Improve Performance
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
Have you ever sat down with your significant other at the end of the day and asked how their day was going on - Or stood in your 1SG’s formation - only to realize halfway through you’ve heard nothing that was said? Been driving and nearly had an accident or missed a turn because you were focused on your daily task list or replaying a disagreement you just had with friend? Been reading an......
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
Do you ever struggle with being unmotivated to train, lack confidence, or deal with fear of failure? Do you get so nervous you freeze up or underperform, have trouble bouncing back from mistakes, or frequently lose concentration while under pressure? Performance enhancement or mental skills training can help you understand and leverage the connection between your mind and body to improve or......
Graphics by Christopher Binnie | Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness | 06.05.2026
Our imagination is a powerful performance and life-enhancing tool we can learn to harness. We tend to create images in our minds of future events that we hope to get right and past events that we wish we could correct. Research shows (Holmes & Collins, 2001) that imagery is a highly effective tool, especially when we can’t physically practice preparing for a situation....
