The Power of Visualization
Julia Westfall
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The power of visualization. Lesson learned from my daughter from her years of playing high school volleyball.
Rachel decided the summer before her freshman year of high school that she wanted to try out for the school volleyball team. She made the team but found her upper body strength lacking, making it difficult to serve the ball over the net. Over time, and with much practice, she improved, but still needed to work on her serves.
One day we bought a copy of Mind Gym - An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack, and she devoured it. The basic premise is that the power of visualization is essential to athletes' success. Creating a "Mind Gym" for your mental training is just as important as the physical training.
You need to visualize your success in order to own it, and that's what Rachel started to do. She would visualize the ball going over the net and trained herself mentally and physically to make that happen.
Fast forward to her senior year and her last club volleyball season.
When it came time for Rachel to serve, we'd all breathe a sigh of relief since she rarely missed. She'd step to the line and her lips would move, "up and over, up and over, up and over." We could count how many service errors she had that entire season on two hands.
This is now my mantra. Whether it's in athletics, business or your personal life, visualizing your success will help you achieve it.
What is your #UpandOver? Are you visualizing your success?
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As originally posted on www.herahub.com/dc on November 2, 2017.
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7 年Love this
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7 年Yes! Thanks for your message, and the reminder that if we can see it, we can achieve it.
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7 年This "up and over" illustration is fabulous! My daughter Alex, now 27, has inspired me to laugh, have fun and not take myself too seriously!
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7 年Up and over is such a great message. Women Leading With Impact!
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7 年Love this "up and over" visualization. It's a powerful one, full of energy, power and perseverance! Thanks for sharing this.