Achieve Successful Results through Visualization!

Many people have made use of the power of visualization to help
them perform at their peak. This technique is favorably applied in
the area of competitive sports where it is known as 'mental
rehearsal'.

For many years, the Russians had always won and dominated the
gymnastics event in the Olympic Games. The Americans trained just
as hard and could not understand how the Russians were always able
to perform at levels near perfection.

It was only much later that the Americans discovered that the
Russians employed sports psychologists who contributed by designing
mental training techniques as part of their regime.

The Russians' used a secret technique of spending a few hours a day
visualizing themselves doing the perfect jumps, twists and
landings. This technique largely contributed to them to displaying
performances that were always near perfection!

Today, all top athletes use the power of visualization to perform
at their peak.

Another famous example, professional golf player Tiger Woods also
talks about how he visualizes himself hitting the perfect ball and
watching it land, even before he actually swings his club.

Mental vs Physical Training

There was an experiment done comparing mental training with actual
physical training. A group of men were divided randomly into three
basketball teams. They were asked to shoot from the free throw line
and their scores were recorded. For the next three weeks, each team
went through a different training routine.

The first team physically trained for four hours. The second team
did not shoot any hoops physically but imagined themselves shooting
perfect shots for two hours a day. The third team was the control
group so they were asked not to train at all.

After three weeks, the 3 different teams were retested and their
scores recorded. The first team that trained physically scored an
average improvement of 30%.

The second team that trained mentally also scored an average
improvement of 30%. The third team showed no signs of improvement
at all.

This experiment showed that mental training is amazingly as
effective as actual physical practice. And if you were to combine
both aspects, there could be astonishing improvements in results.

Visualization is a useful and powerful technique anyone could
benefit from. Through proper study and application of this
technique, we will be able to bring about greater changes and
results in all aspects of our life