If you've been hanging around me or my seminars, books or newsletters, you'll know I'm pretty big on "seeing" yourself as how you want to be - wealthy, successful, thin, whatever! Many of my clients have no idea how to "see" themselves as anything other than what they are, but when I introduce them to visualization, then they really start to move ahead.
There are many books available which teach you how to visualize successfully - but those who doubt it's effectiveness might like to know that studies have been made which prove it does work.
A Harvard study involved two groups of athletes - one group practiced with real equipment, and the other used purely visualization techniques - that is, the second group didn't do any physical training at all - it was all "in their head". The results were the same for both groups - they both improved by the same margin.
A similar study was undertaken with a dance formation team. A few in the team were unable to practice and so were trained in the use of visualization, in which they saw themselves doing the required dance movements in synch with the team. When they all came together, the few who had not physically been able to practice with the team and had used visualization to "train" were actually better than their team mates! They remembered all the steps and movements and made no mistakes.
You can use visualization for anything. Why not visualize your success today? It costs nothing and it can even be fun!
Terri Levine
http://www.coachinstitute.com
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