Law enforcement officers know that their mental toughness is of critical importance

on the job. The ability to remain focussed and maintain emotional regulation,to overcome adversity and conflict, and even injury and pain, in order toprofessionally and effectively manage situations is extremely important. Buthow do we understand effective ways in which to intentionally and strategicallyincorporate mental imagery into the law enforcement training paradigm?

In this interview, the third in our series on the use of mental imagery in training,

Brian Willis from Winning Mind Training will talk about his extensiveexperience in over 33 years of law enforcement training, in using performanceenhancement imagery in law enforcement training, as well as in other domainssuch has elite level athletic performance, overcoming anxiety, and recoveryfrom serious injury and illness.

Topics covered in this interview include what imagery is, how it is different from

‘visualization’, the use of imagery to enhance physical performance as well asmental cognitive skills, the different types of imagery and where and when touse them, how to use language effectively in imagery,  and keys to using imagery to enhance learningand make it ‘stick. In addition, Brian will discuss lessons learned from yearsof using and reforming performance enhancement imagery as a method of effectingpowerful change in officers and athletes performance.