Friday, August 15, 2008

"Do As the Olympians Do! Visualize!


You're in the best shape of your life for your sport. You know winning techniques, strategies and tactics. You even know your opponents well. But you're not winning as often as you should. Sometimes you're even losing to opponents who clearly don’t have a physical edge on you. So you think you’ve got to train harder, longer, or more intensely?
Think about it some more. Athletic competition is about far more than physical techniques and training. Mental and emotional training is just as important, especially for sports that are the most physically demanding.Olympic swimmer Susie O’Neill should know. Every year from 1990 to 2000 she won a medal at every international swimming competition she entered. (Counting? She holds 35 Australian titles and eight Olympic medals.) "If you train hard physically for your sport, you should also train hard mentally," she writes in a plug for the book Mental Training for Peak Peformance by Steven Ungerleider. That’s not a piece of advice that just sounds good. What happens in your mind makes a difference in what happens on the scoreboard.
Understanding the importance of visualization can help you prevent losing to competitors you know you should beat. More than that, it can help you to win against competitors in your league who are bigger, stronger or faster than you. "When two athletes of equal -- and often unequal -- ability compete, the athlete with the mental edge most often emerges as the winner," according Kay Porter, author of The Mental Athlete.Right. Visualization is a necessary part of athletic training. But how exactly?You understand the importance of mental training and visualization. But how exactly do you go about it?As with physical training, mental training requires:-Time Just as you set aside time for physical training, you should schedule time to visualize. A few minutes daily is enough.

-Goal-setting You should set goals. But don’t obsess on them. Goals should be realistic. For example, if you’re 20% accurate from three point range in basketball, your goal might be to achieve 25-30% within a month. (Goals should be realistic. Visualizations don’t have to be -- more on that below)

-Planning You should plan your visualizations. Start a session by visualizing your strengths -- suppose you’ve got a reliable jump shot from five feet. See yourself hitting five, six, seven in a row. Then move to areas you want to improve. For example that top-of-the-key three-pointer. See yourself hitting ten in a row. -Motivation Just like physical training, visualization training requires motivation. Some days you might not feel like doing it. Mental pictures often need help from actual images on a vision board (a collage of goal-related images on a poster board) or, better yet, a multi-media, online vision board site such as visionboardsite.com.

-Action Yes, this means mental action: actually doing your positive self-talk, affirmations and visualizations daily. Expert Tips on Visualization Kay Porter: ""Mental training requires you to make a commitment to be as dedicated to training your mind as you are to training your body." Among the tips she offers for successful mental training are:1. Effective goal-setting2. Positive self-talk and affirmation3. Relaxation techniques4. VisualizationMistakes to avoid"It’s important not to set goals that are too overwhelming," according to Miguel Humara, at Athletic Insight, the Online Journal of Sport Psychology. Why? It can increase anxiety and cause a decrease in performance. Humara advises against speeding up or slowing the skill down in mental practice.

Visualization should take place in "real time" in your mind. Don’t visualize yourself as from a camera lens. Practice your visualizations from your perspective, from your own eyes. Finally, Humara cautions against unfocused visualization. Don’t just see yourself playing a perfect game. Instead, he says, you should select a specific skill to focus on in any visualization. Don’t overdo it.Obsessing on an athletic goal can make it harder to achieve, according to Craig Townsend, a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Director of It's Mind over Matter in Sydney, Australia. He specializes in mental coaching and visualization for elite swimmers. Townsend: "Often when we obsess or focus too much on what we want, it actually drives our goal further away from us. The key is to relax, allow your body to do what it has been trained to do, and trust that this will be enough to succeed."How to organize your mental trainingAs with anything, you should use the organizational tools that work for you.

Some choices include:Journaling -- writing down goals, visualization plans, and keeping a log or journal about them can can be just as valuable as a physical training log. Poster-board-and-glue vision boards -- Images are often more powerful than words for motivation. Cut out images from magazines that motivate you. Paste them on a piece of poster board. Hang this collage where you’ll see it daily.
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Online vision board sites such as http://www.visionboardsite.com/. You’ll have the advantage of multi-media, multi-sensory presentations. Best of all, you can create your own, using images and music from an online library. You can even upload material yourself. Sites such visionboardsite offer one-stop shopping for motivational and organizational tools. Motivational images, music, planning tools and record-keeping are all at your fingertips. A final advantage of an online vision board site is that, wherever you travel, it’s there: just log on, right after checking your email.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful site. I hope you can convince the universe of the power of the vision board. What an incredibly empowering tool. As I look at mine right now, I see that two things can come down--attracted and achieved. I'll be checking in.

Anonymous said...

Working harder isn't necessarily working 'smarter.' How often you work is less important than how. Humans create mentally through visualisation, and this is just the tip of the iceberg for what comes next.

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Once you have created your vision boards, the process is as simple as sitting in front of your computer and seeing, feeling and believing what you are watching.

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Here's What's Packed into this INCREDIBLE Tool:

Private Online Workspace
You will receive your own private online workspace…and BEST OF ALL, there are no software downloads! It right at your fingertips ready to use instantly!
A Step-by-Step Guide
If your are on the fast track, we have tour to get you started quickly and easily. If you wish to take your time, we also offer a full tour that explains each step in detail.
A Library of Impacting Images.
Here is a small sampling of the amazing images and Power Words in our library you can choose from! OR, you have the ability to easily upload your own.
Empowering Affirmations.
Here are some samples of the inspirational affirmations in our library you can choose from! OR, you can easily write your own.
Quote: A man may be so much of everything that he is nothing of everything.
Author: Samuel Johnson
Quote: Life's strict rule is this: You get more of what you focus on. Ignoring this, we abandon our healthiest, concentrative energies and court emotional upheaval.
Author : Marsha Sinetar
Quote: One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
Author: Elbert Hubbard
Quote:Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Author: Charles Dederich

High Energy or Mellow Music. We have it all! Motivational, inspirational, spiritual…you name it! OR…you can upload your own!
Progress Tracking Tools- We have just added the much anticipated goal tool. Visualization coupled with an action plan will get you closer to your goals and dreams… faster!
5 “mini-show” vision boards. We have included 5 vision boards for your use. I recommend to use one board for each of your visions. For example, you can create individual vision boards for confidence building, relationships or wealth manifestation. You have the power to create, edit, tweak and update any number of vision boards for any part of life.
Share your Visions. You have the ability to share your boards with those who are supportive of you. The more support you have…the better!

Imagine having this incredible Tool at Your finger tips!

So How Much Is A Tool like this Worth?

INVALUABLE! I set out to create this tool because I saw the expensive software options out there and I was determined to make this the most affordable yet effective tool available! I want as many people as possible to benefit from it! …So, I am offering the tool at only $5.95 per month or you can purchase the 6 month or yearly plan.
But, here's the Great News for you! I am including a goal-setting tool for free! …and because the visionboarsite tool will transform your life like nothing you have ever seen before, I'm offering a 7 day trial 100% RISK-FREE! MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. All you have to do is click the cancel button within the 7 days!

Here is what I want you to do:
A simple action plan that I guarantee will give you laser focus throughout the day.
Step 1 . Dream it.
Tonight dream of whatever inspires and motives you. Dream Big.
Here is a question to get you started:
If money were no object and you knew you couldn’t fail…what would you do?
Step 2.
On a piece of paper, make a list of different vision boards you want to create. For example:
one for family life
one for spiritual growth
one for vacations
one for career goals.
And yes, one for the sleek black Lotus 35th Anniversary Commemorative Edition Type 72-D. Or whatever toy catches your fancy.
Step 3. See It.
Sign up and Create the separate the vision boards on your list.
View each vision board daily. Only you can decide what time of day is best for each vision board, but …it’s safe to say you probably want to pump yourself up for top performance, not dream away the morning with your visualizations jet skiing in Hawaii. Likewise, viewing your family vision board just before returning home can help you leave work at the office and focus on family.
As you compartmentalize your daily visualizations, you’ll find yourself more “in the moment.” You’ll be immediately more successful in each part of your life covered by the visualizations. Visualize your goals intently! Believe it.
Step 4. Achieve it.
Vision Board Site has all the tools you need to focus on making realistic plans. A business rarely succeeds without a plan. Same with you. If you don’t know how to make a simple “business plan” for reaching your goals, www.visionboardsite.com can help. You’ll see the importance of a plan. You’ll find goal tools and guides for helping you write a plan personalized for your own self help, success and goal-setting.
A plan without action is just a file on a computer. Doesn’t do a thing for you. You have to take action.

REMEMBER: Your vision board site acts as your personal assistant, friend and training partner.
It pumps you up daily with motivation using the multi-media vision board you created.

With the customized plan you wrote, it keeps you focused on step-by-step tasks for achieving your goals.
It even helps you track your progress, so you’ll always know what you need to do next.

The vision board site is truly a kind of treasure-mapping tool. The treasures are your goals and dreams. The explorer is you. And no explorer found a new land by merely sitting around dreaming about it. They dream, plan and achieve.

Receive It. You NOW Hold the KEY

The Secret Behind The Opus Film

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The U.S. Premiere in Scottsdale,
Arizona on May 28th

A Night of Music, Motivation and a MOVIE.
The first series of Motivation and a Movie is set for May 28th in Scottsdale with the much anticipated U.S. premiere of the self empowerment film, The Opus Film. In this spectacular movie, you will follow a musician thru his extraordinary journey to find his Opus. Through his experiences you will be discover the formula and patterns top achievers use to create greater abundance in Wealth, Health, Relationships and Self Achievement.

Succeeding the international phenomena, The Secret; the Opus, which features some of the world’s top experts, completes the story of The Secret, taking the Law of Attraction one step further by teaching its audience how to create a vision, turn it into a plan and put it into performance.

The Opus not only gives you effective insights on achieving your goals and dreams, but leaves you with the desire to discover your legacy… your Opus.

The Opus shares practical action steps not revealed in The Secret says Tim Ralston, co-creator of the Motivation & a Movie Series. This inspired us to create a unique event to include a seminar where the actual characters come off the screen to interact live with the audience, making the message of the movie even more powerful!

For the first time we have a film and seminar that delivers, instead of just playing around with abstract ideas. The event will be a powerful realistic invitation to action. The Opus & seminar will be practical, informative, entertaining, powerful and effective.” Says Ralston.

The Opus Experts Include: Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul, The Success Principle), Dr. John Demartini (The Riches Within), Dr Joe Vitale (The Attractor Factor), Morris Goodman (The Miracle Man), Marci Shimoff (Happy For No Reason), Bob Doyle (Wealth Beyond Reason), LuAn Mitchell (Eye of the Tiger), Bill Farley (Fruit of the Loom), Debbie Allen (Shameless Self-Promotion), Bill Bartmann (9 Steps to Achieve Any Goal), Frank Maguire (You’re the Greatest),) and others.

About The Opus:
The Opus was produced and directed by Doug Vermeeren, author of Accelerated Achievement and Amazing Success. An achievement expert and motivational speaker, Doug’s mission with The Opus was to discover how to take a goal from a vision to a reality and to clarify and define the “what next” factor. He has interviewed over 400 of the world's top achievers in a quest to discover the method for success. Doug's list of interviewees includes top business leaders, celebrities, financial wizards and ordinary people who have enjoyed successful, fulfilling lives. This journey led him to the development and creation of his personal Opus - The Opus
http://www.theopusfilm.com/
For Information Contact: Marie Ralston
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mralston@eimageagency.com

After the Secret- The Opus Film is Coming!

I have received inquiries about the Opus Film and its creators. You can view the speakers on the Opus website and on visionboardsite.com. Here you go....

More info by Doug Vermeeren-
Creator and Producer of The Opus Film
My name is Douglas Vermeeren. I am the creator and producer of The Opus. Over the past ten years, I have interviewed more than 400 of the world's top achievers. Because of what I have learned, I have come to be known around the world as "the achievement expert." I now travel the globe speaking to audiences with the goal of helping people to turn their amazing potential into awesome performance.

Why the name The Opus?
I chose the name The Opus, because I believe that is what we are all capable of - An Opus. Some dictionaries define an Opus as the most brilliant composition a music composer creates in a lifetime. I believe this is a brilliant analogy. Each of us is our own instrument and we create our personal symphony by what we do with our lives. We have unlimited potential and anything is possible. Our personal symphony can be grand. It can be colourful. It can be inspiring. We can choose. Therefore, The Opus is really an invitation to take your life and create the most incredible and awesome legacy that is within you.
What is The Opus about?
I wasn't always this sure of my success or the achievement formula. My journey towards achievement began when I was eight or nine. I was a cub scout. One night we had a special guest come to speak to our troop. This man had traveled the world. He showed us pictures of the pyramids, the Great Wall of China, the ruins of Chichen Itza and more. We all became immediately excited. As he showed us the pictures, he encouraged us to think bigger than we ever thought before. He told us we could do anything. Then he passed around papers and a pencil to every boy present. He instructed us to number our pages one to one hundred. He then told us to write on the page next to each number something amazing we would do in our life. I finished my list about a week later with one hundred and seventeen items. i was excited about my list. The things I had written were important to me. I felt they were truly amazing things and I wanted to accomplish each of them with all my heart. But it wasn't long until I realized that I had a problem. I didn't know what to do next.
Perhaps you have encountered the same problem. You have set a goal. You know what you want with clarity. But what is the next step? What can you do?
My goal with this project is to answer that question. What next?
I have invited several of the world's greatest teachers and top achievers to help me answer this question. Join us as we unfold the formula to unlocking your amazing possibilities and teach you how to create your own personal Opus.
The OpusFrom Vision to Plan to Performance.
Douglas Vermeeren

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