| Since a lot of people are wondering how to go about | | | | 2. Increase your level of concentration : |
| preparing mentally for basic training for the Marines, I | | | | From now on, when you are trying to accomplish |
| decided to explained my top three tips for mental | | | | something make sure that you're totally focusing in |
| preparation. | | | | on the task at hand. This skill will come in handy |
| 1. Try to visualize what boot camp will be like : | | | | when you required to perform different tasks as a |
| Forget about all of the horror stories that you have | | | | recruit at the training camp. Never second-guess |
| heard about what it is like to be at boot camp for | | | | what you're told to do, just do it willingly and do it |
| the Marines, it really isn't all that tough if you are | | | | correctly and put your heart into it. |
| mentally strong enough to deal with it. Nevertheless, | | | | 3. Understand that you will not be alone and that will |
| it will be extremely challenging and once you have | | | | be others that are dealing with the same levels of |
| graduated you'll feel this great sense of | | | | stress that you will have to deal with : |
| accomplishment that you will carry with you for the | | | | Just realize that you will not be alone while you're at |
| rest of your life. | | | | the camp and that you will not be the only one |
| Try to visualize that you will do okay at boot camp | | | | singled out because of something that you are doing |
| and that you will take orders and follow them | | | | incorrectly. The more that you put your heart into it, |
| correctly. If you go to boot camp believing that you | | | | the less problems that you will encounter at boot |
| are going to fail, then you probably will not succeed in | | | | camp. |
| graduating.. | | | | |