Warrior's Blog

The "mental game" has a huge impact in business performance - just like on the athletic field. If you are a sales professional, you know that self-confidence plays a major role in landing prospective clients. Confidence comes through in body language, eye contact, and facilitates your ability to inform, educate, and persuade a potential buyer or client.

CWC presented at the Edward Jones Women's Conference at Brier Creek Country Club on May 20, 2011. Here are some of the great responses we received from those in attendance.

Stress  is  any  demand  placed  on  the  mind  or  body  that  elicits  a  mental,   emotional,  or  physiological  response.

Mental Skills Training has been associated with increased productivity and performance which is why more and more businesses and organizations are taking “the mental game” seriously.  Corporate Warrior Consulting provides research-based education and training in the following key mental skills that help employees and businesses to attain goals and company objectives.

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that more than a third of adults get less than 7 hours of sleep per night.  This is a troubling statistic because of implications relating to cognition, mental health, mind-body wellness, and performance.

Visualization, also referred to as mental rehearsal, mental simulation, and imagery, is a  research-based mental skills technique that can be used to enhance performance. Just as athletes and soldiers integrate visualization as part of their mental rehearsal strategy to gain the competitive edge, so can business employees, managers, and executives.

All of the current research in the field of Mental Training and Human Performance indicates that the #1 mental skill for elite performance is Confidence - the belief in one’s abilities to execute at a high level to attain goals.

The other night I went to a charity event in downtown Raleigh and got hungry as I made my way home from the event.  So I ducked into a local Japanese restaurant to try it out.  Right when I entered my olfactory senses came alive; the aroma was so inviting and I was eager to try various items on the menu.

I recently attended a social networking event at a bar on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh.  Turnout was impressive since the event had been adequately marketed and promoted, but the bar was less than prepared to accommodate the significant amount of people who showed up for the event.  There were only 2 bartenders which meant that the majority of people had to wait far too long to place their order and receive their beverage.