text: Chapter 9
  rehearse the physical movements required to hold a sling and tie it around a shoulder. He or she will imagine
  the steps of setting a fracture in a sling and visualize executing each task confidently and in a controlled
  manner.
  9-39. A script can be developed for different tasks and can help with efficient performance imagery and can
  be easily performed in preparation for an event. Two examples are described in the following scripts.
  Firing M4 Script
  “I will go up to my firing point and assume a prone supported firing position. My
  breathing is calm. I position my weapon inside my shoulder and under my collar bone.
  I place my body at slight angle behind my weapon, legs shoulder width apart with laces
  in the dirt. My breathing is calm. I look at my target. Breathe in—breathe out. Rear sight
  aligned on my target. Body relaxed. At the command of the range operator, I load the
  magazine, place my weapon from safe to semi, and take a deep breath. I align my
  target and breathe in, exhale, hold, and deliberately, smoothly squeeze the trigger.”
  3 Repetition Maximum Deadlift Script
  Imagine smelling the grass, feeling the wind, hearing your battle buddies around you.
  Imagine being at your optimal level of energy—heart is beating fast but under control.
  Your body is warmed up and feels ready. Imagine the texture of the bar grip as you
  assume the starting position for the lift. Think about setting your shoulders and feet in
  preparation for the lift. Think about you and the weight becoming one and raising
  smoothly and together from the ground as you exhale. Imagine your body straightening
  at the top of the lift as your hips move under you. Imagine the controlled movement
  down to replace the weight quietly on the ground.
  POSITIVE EMOTIONS
  9-40. Positive emotions include feeling enthusiastic, active, and alert. They include optimism, a sense of
  humor (ability to find humor under stress or when challenged), hope, and flexibility about change. Positive
  emotions can impact overall health and wellness, rate, and completeness of recovery from injury and the
  sustainment of abilities during a setback. Feelings that are typically pleasant and energizing for a person are
  considered positive affect—the term used to describe how a person feels and how those feelings are
  expressed. In a general sense, Soldiers tend to experience more positive affect than negative affect. They feel
  enthusiastic, active, and alert. They have high levels of vitality and approach their daily tasks with vigor.
  Soldiers are proficient at generating positive emotions. The most frequently occurring positive emotions are
  love, joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, and awe.
  9-41. Goal-setting is an effective tool for maintaining positive emotions. By defining short-term and long-
  term goals, small accomplishments are recognized along the way to overall achievement. Goal-setting
  provides a road map for success that can increase commitment towards achieving an objective. Progressively
  more difficult goals encourage improvements in physical and mental readiness. A clearly defined goal that a
  Soldier has built on his or her own improves acceptance and the likelihood of reaching the goal. Examples
  of the SMART process—S for specific, M for measurable, A for attainable, R for relevant, and T for the time
  period—for goal-setting are described in table 9-4.