The mirror provides the separate-but-same objectification that the Agent can then go on to alter. One of the best discourses on the subject is Allen Klein's Little Big Men: Bodybuilding Subculture and Gender Construction.
(http://www.amazon.com/Little-Big-Men-Bodybuilding-Construction/dp/0791415600/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207241603&sr=1-1)
In this book he discusses how the image then become divided, much in the way a butcher looks at the carcass of a cow, and each piece is then reworked until an acceptable state of musculature (the desired form in bodybuilding) has been achieved.
We can extend this analogy to encompass a total body appearance, numeric values (body fat percentage, heart rates) or certain functions (yogic postures, striking or grappling positions).
Once an acceptable condition has been arrived at, the Agent can then take that activity and awareness away from the mirror. The self-sufficiency that is (hopefully) derived from the refinement process should yield a new state of confidence coupled with vigilance. This confidence can also come from other activities such as meditation, prayer or public service if applied as a form of mindful awareness.
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