| Have you ever wondered why it seems that other | | | | So one of the first lessons you can learn in your |
| people that you know or hear about appear to | | | | quest for success is that you do not need to be the |
| achieve so much success in everything that they do, | | | | best in order to feel successful you do need to be |
| while you may dream of success but it always | | | | the best you can be at everything you do. |
| appears to be just out of reach? | | | | The second lesson you can learn and the most |
| As I write this the world's top golfers are playing in | | | | important lesson, one that guarantees that you will |
| the British Open Golf Championship, on the wind and | | | | achieve a personal best, is to follow a simple |
| rain swept dunes of Royal Birkdale, the world's top | | | | technique in your personal goal setting that is used |
| athletes are preparing to meet the greatest challenge | | | | by all the top sport and business people. Without this |
| of their career at the Olympic Games and almost as | | | | technique in spite of months and sometimes years of |
| a side show the world's top soccer players prepare | | | | training and devotion to their sport or business, they |
| for the new season ahead with all the challenges that | | | | would probably not appear on the honours board. |
| the Premier, or Seria 'A' or La Liga may bring. | | | | That technique is Visualisation. |
| Amateurs may dress for success but professionals | | | | The technique involves using your imagination to |
| prepare for success. | | | | picture yourself in your ideal situation to help you |
| What can these top sports people teach us in our | | | | reach a personal goal. Visualisations unique selling point |
| efforts? What is their key to success? In deed what | | | | is that it is easy to do. |
| is success? | | | | The magic is that we experience the world using |
| The magic of success is that no matter if you try to | | | | visualisation, when you are asleep, you visualise |
| achieve it through a formal goal setting programme | | | | events in your dreams. When you are talking or |
| or not there is success for all attainable. Now that | | | | reading you picture images (not words) in your mind, |
| may sound a very broad-brush stroke attempt to try | | | | as you read this article you cannot prevent your |
| to appeal to everyone who may be reading this | | | | mind building images of golfers, runners, footballers, |
| article. There are success factors that if you follow | | | | sports stars of every sport known to you. |
| them you will taste success maybe for the first time | | | | If you lack the results you want in life it could be |
| in your life. | | | | that your visualisation is weak, it is a problem not a |
| Every professional sports person regardless of their | | | | solution. You could visualise the worst case scenario |
| sport try to achieve one thing, every time they go | | | | instead of the best case. |
| on a golf course, a running track or a football field, it | | | | When your boss asks you to come to his office, do |
| is beyond goal setting theory, they want to better | | | | you imagine that you have done something wrong |
| their personal best result. For some that will mean | | | | and could be about to lose your job? Do you find |
| challenging for the top honours in their sport, for | | | | yourself imagining being reprimanded rather than |
| others success is being better than their previous | | | | receiving a promotion or a pay rise? |
| best effort. Sounds easy but if you were to beat | | | | Visualisation is about focusing on what you want to |
| your personal best effort every time you would be | | | | happen as opposed to what you wish to leave |
| very quickly at the top of your chosen profession | | | | behind. |
| fighting for the top honours. | | | | |