| Mind Power for De-stressing | 3rd August 2006 |
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Inspirational Tip“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” Performance Tip“Scientific Experiments have shown that if we hook someone’s brain up to certain scans or computer technology and ask them to look at a particular object, certain areas of the brain light up. When asked to close their eyes and imagine that same object, it produced the same areas of the brain to light up as it did when they were actually looking at it. The truth is that the brain does not know the difference between what it sees in it’s environment and what it remembers, because the same specific neural nets are on fire.” Dr Joe Dispenza, What The Bleep Do We Know? This research fits with what we know about the mind: the unconscious mind cannot tell the difference between imagination and reality. This is why if someone watches a horror movie, they have a physical response eg their heart pounds, they feel scared. This is because their unconscious mind thinks they are running through a dark forest being chased! Of course their conscious mind knows they are safe in their lounge room, however it is the unconscious mind which runs the body and controls stress (fight or flight) reactions. To manage stressful events like presentations, exams or job interviews,do this thirty second exercise1. Take yourself out into your future and imagine yourself at least one hour after the successful completion of the ‘happy outcome’ of an event. (Examples of a 'happy outcome' include seeing yourself at the end of a successful presentation, getting great exam results in the mail or being offered your dream job.) 2. Check in to your body: Is the stress there or is it gone now? 3. Repeat several times if you need to until all the stress is gone. Your unconscious mind will think that happy outcome has occurred and your body will respond in a positive way. It certainly beats worrying...and it allows you to control your performance in life. ------------------- |
"Take yourself out into your future and imagine yourself at least one hour after the successful completion of the 'happy outcome' of an event." |
