Where you are not feeling motivated towards an event, either because you are
bored by it, because there is no serious competition or because you are tired,
you may need to psych yourself up. This will raise your level of arousal so that
you can perform effectively.
The following techniques can be used to psych up:
Warm up faster and harder
Use imagery - for example, a swimmer might imagine himself being chased by
a shark!
Use suggestion - 'I can feel energy flowing into me'
Focus on the importance of the event
or Focus on personal goals, such as running a race in a particular time,
rather than unchallenging outcome goals such as winning (when competition is
not intense).
