How to Coach Yourself and Others Better Coaching Through Visualisation | Page 15

1.3 The Key To Achieving Your Goals
Visualization is an important personal development tool. Just as
affirmations can help you motivate yourself and focus better to
achieve your goals so can using visualization or mental imagery.
Whenever we have an idea or notion to do something we visualize it
first. For instance, if we're hungry and want to eat we picture
different food possibilities; whether we want to cook a meal or go
out to eat, and whether or not we want company at our meal. When
we have a function to attend we picture what type of outfit to wear
and where we might shop for it.
1.4 What is Visualization?
It is the use of the imagination through pictures or mental imagery to
create visions of what we want in our lives and how to make them
happen. Along with focus and emotion it becomes a powerful,
creative tool that helps us achieve what we want in life.
Used correctly it can bring about self-improvement, maintain good
health, help you perform well in sports, and accomplish your goals
in life.
In sports, mental imagery is often used by athletes to improve their
skills by picturing the achievement of a specific feat, such as hitting
or shooting a ball, skiing a hill, swimming or running a race, among
other things.
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