Sheepdog Tip of the Day, Before Combat tip 293
One military student resisted telling us his personal motto for several days. He kept telling the instructor that he didn't have one. The student kept hearing the mottoes of the other students every day and still he kept telling us he didn't have one. The instructor thought that perhaps the student's motto was so bloodthirsty that he was embarrassed to tell it. But eventually all was revealed. After several days of gentle but consistent pressure, the student blurted out, "Look, I don't have one. Whenever I am about to fire a shot I think, 'calm blue ocean' and I just can't come up with a personal motto." The instructor had to smile at this one as he explained to the student that he had an outstanding personal motto. Thinking "calm blue ocean" would keep him calm and relaxed at exactly the right time to fire a perfect shot.
Linda K. Miller and Keith Cunningham, Secrets of Mental Marksmanship
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