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EXCELLENCE - Let's Start Training
by June McHardy
Have you ever wondered how Olympic athletes can function so well under the extreme pressure of the Games? How can they remain so focused when there's so much going on around them?
The answer is that they train for years! They learn to put together all their
resources, physical as well as mental and psychological. Yes!, their attitudes,
mood and even their sense of fun goes into the mix and personal excellence is
the result.
But this process is not available ONLY to athletes. It's also available to YOU!
All you have to do is train yourself in the various areas of your life. The
result is that you will trigger your ideal performance state, creating success
for yourself in whatever arena you are performing in... be it business, sports,
raising children or whatever.
So let's get started!
Energy States:
It's very important to monitor our personal energy states when we perform and to be able to trigger High Positive Energy states (enthusiasm, joy, excitement, laughter, awe, etc.) during performances and then be able to go to Low Positive energy states (rest, relaxation, quietly playing, etc.) afterwards to recover. Negative energy dissipates your concentration and works against you. One way to train yourself to change these states is to keep a journal to monitor your states for several weeks.
Use of Laughter:
Start a Joke book, collect funny stories, or just start
having fun with everything you do. Laughter dissolves negative thoughts and gets
your creative juices flowing. It's also a good way to create and keep loving
relationships and cooperation.
Thinking and Visualizing: Decide precisely what you want to accomplish. Make a
clear mental picture and at least twice a day, go somewhere private, clear your
mind and think about your goal - visualizing it as if it is already happening.
If you can meditate, use this time to internalize these pictures and you just
won't believe how quickly your thoughts can become your reality.
Diet and Exercise:
We all know what we should be eating. We don't need another diet book. We also know that we should be doing some aerobic and anaerobic exercises to maintain peak energy and clear thinking. These should be added to the mix along with some good deep diaphragmatic breathing as well as plenty of sleep.
Work on each of these areas for the next 4 weeks, tracking and assessing your
progress, you'll have placed yourself in training for the most important event
ever. Your Life!
Remember, for you as with the Olympic athletes, there really isn't such a thing
as luck. Your success is due to your own efforts.
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN!
June McHardy is a editor of the
Surging Ahead for Success Blog, dedicated to
maximizing success in our lives. Lots of great inspirational
stories, guest articles and success strategies.
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