After completing this course, the student should be able to:
 

	Improve performance under pressure
	Use specific techniques to increase commitment, confidence and control
	Practice mental and physical exercises in order to identify and cope with stress

A New Model
Discusses the Type A and Type B models of behavior under pressure and introduces a new model.
 

	Why Type A and Type B are insufficient as models for performance under pressure
	A new model: Type C

The C Zone
Defines the Type C experience and identifies three performance zones.
 

	Type C episodes by choice, not by chance
	A Type C episode from personal experience
	The C Zone, the Panic Zone and the Drone Zone
	The zone in which you operate for a specific task

Performance Zone Profile
Provides a series of questions to help determine what performance zone you tend to operate in.
 

	Your own predominant performance zone
	Your Type C strengths and weaknesses

Obstacles to C Zone Performance
Shows how Type C behavior can help you break the vicious cycle caused by a negative attitude.  
 

	The effect attitude has on performance
	How a Type C attitude initiates a vital cycle
	Personal experiences in terms of both a vicious cycle and a vital cycle

Commitment
Shows the importance of strong commitment in the lives of successful individuals.  Presents the visualization techniques.
 

	Ways to reinforce Type C commitment
	The visualization technique of daydreaming as a means to discovering what you are naturally committed to

Confidence
Discusses how to overcome fear and to increase C Zone confidence.
 

	How fear works
	Warning signals that fear is affecting performance
	Reality checks for confronting fear
	A method for accurately assessing pressure situations

Control
Presents how to take control under pressured situations.
 

	The elements in a situation you can control and those that can't be controlled
	Strategies for focusing and acting on what you can do in a pressured situation
	A Control Check and a CAN DO Plan to assess a pressure situation

Type C Programming
Introduces four methods for programming yourself for Type C performance.
 

	Using visualization to create a personal highlight film
	Using visualization to transfer into the future the qualities from a peak performance in the past
	The technique of ideal modeling used to program yourself for C Zone performance
	Type C programming involving editing and reviewing a mental movie
	Programming yourself for C Zone performance using all these techniques

Type C Conditioning
Shows that physical conditioning has an important influence on attitude and mental performance.
 

	The connection between physical conditioning and mental performance
	The physiological benefits of aerobic exercise
	Methods for using stretching exercises to combat tension and stress
	Common methods for strength building as part of an exercise program
	Methods for accomplishing and benefits of relaxation and revitalization

Type C Believing
Identifies the final characteristic of a Type C performer.  Shows how the potential for C Zone performance is already within you.
 

	Identifying your last Type C characteristic - Courage
	Your potential for C Zone performance