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EDITORIALFEATURE

Visualization -

A Technique Every Champion Uses

By Four Time Olympian, Ruben Gonzalez

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here is something that every professional I had imagined it to be…but ONE HUNDRED
athlete, Olympian, professional golfer, astro- TIMES better!

naut, and top achiever does to win more
The mind cannot tell the difference between
often. They use a technique called “visualization”.Visualization is just a fancy word for viv- something you are vividly imagining with all of
idly imagining what it will be like when you reach your senses and something that is actually hapyour goal. What will it look like? What is it going pening. By regularly picturing what you intend to
to sound like? What will it smell like? What will it do, you become like a guided missile that can’t
miss its target. You rekindle the flame of belief
taste like? What will it feel like?
and literally become unstoppable.

Visualization is your mind’s sneak preview of
 Visualization helps you develop the intense
coming attractions. It’s a mental blueprint of
belief in yourself that is
your future.
needed for you to take

consistent and perEven before comThe mind cannot tell the
action on your
peting in my first
difference between something sistent
goals and aspirations.
Olympics, I might
you are vividly imagining with

have been jogging,
all
of
your
senses
and
There are miracles
lifting weights, eatwith your name on
ing dinner, or simply
something that is actually
them. Miracles you
walking in the mall
happening. By regu \