Darin Thompson's CPD Podcast | Bruce Pinel - Managing Stress and Reaching Peak Mental Performance in your Law Practice (#15)

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Darin Thompson's CPD Podcast | Bruce Pinel - Managing Stress and Reaching Peak Mental Performance in your Law Practice (#15) | 1.6 Hours of CPD

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What factors can affect the way a legal professional performs? *

1 point

Pressure, timelines and implications.

Only challenges requiring physical strength or speed.

What are some ways to prepare for performance for a legal professional? *

1 point

Paying attention to detail and rehearsing, with increasing levels of intensity?

Just doing push ups.

What does Bruce cite as important factors to support performance other than acting well in the moment? *

1 point

Making lots of money and having a lot of public influence.

Managing your time "away from the field": eating well, sleeping, time management, health, wellness.

How can a high performer adjust to a move into a new, more competitive environment filled with other high performers? *

1 point

Try to take down the other high performers by pointing out their flaws.

Focus on performing well by leaning on the attributes that got you into that position to begin with.

What is a key strategy to prepare for things that go wrong in a high performance situation (like the Olympics)?

1 point

Think about some excuses to give in case you fail.

Before you are in the situation, prepare contingency plans for responding to known threats or challenges.

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What does Bruce say is important about preparing for, or getting into, a big performance "event" or situation? *

1 point

Be consistent. Don't introduce new variables. Rely on the practices that got you to your position as a performer to start with?

Try new things to achieve new levels of performance and boost confidence right before you have to perform.

What does Bruce recommend about the intensity of training and preparation for performance? *

1 point

Quality of your training is more important than the quantity. Pace yourself. Don't wear yourself down too quickly.

Train and prepare as hard as you can so the actual performance will seem easy.

What is cognitive exhaustion?

1 point

A form of mental exhaustion that negatively impacts performance.

A way of saying you did all the thinking that was physically possible.

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How can you deal with a stressful situation that might cause an acute stress response?

1 point

Take non-prescription depressants.

Preparation and planning that takes into account the stress you might encounter in the situation.

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What is one way of dealing with stress?

1 point

Belly breathing (and preparing by practicing in advance).

Blowing up a balloon.

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What are 2 aspects of team cohesion?

Social cohesion (ability for people to work together respectfully) and task cohesion (ability for everyone to agree on and work toward completion of a task).

Family relations and similar body composition.

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What are some strategies to reduce the likelihood of failure?

Assess factors, analyze properly, quality of rehearsal, and execution.

Telling yourself that everything depends on winning.

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