The Power of the mind

I have recently been blessed with attending a Mental toolbox workshop run by the Beyond Success team. Paul Blackburn was absolutely amazing. This workshop gave me many breakthroughs that I have been carrying around with me for a lifetime. It would take far too long to discuss everything that happened but I do want to talk about a topic that I can relate back to fitness, health and losing weight or reaching your goals/targets. That topic in short is “The mind”. I have no doubt that you have all heard the positive thinking goes a long way, but this is more than just thinking “I can do it”. Thinking will not get you anywhere, Feeling on the other hand will. People do not respond to thoughts like they do with emotions. For example: Kelly’s goal is to lose 12kg by December. Kelly believes she can do it and wants it bad, she makes sure she thinks positive 80% of the time. What Kelly is doing is great, will she lose weight? Yes if she has some guidance but is there some other way that may speed the process up or make it a little easier to reach? The answer is yes and that is feeling what it will be like to be 12kgs lighter. What I mean is Kelly could take the time every single day, it just has to be 10-15minutes, to close her eyes, block out all other noise and disturbances and connect with herself. Relax her whole body from head to toe, take herself to a beautiful place that resonates with her and take the time to see, feel and hear the details of this special place. Then look at herself like she were in a mirror. Starting from the feet and working her way up to her head, create every detail of what she would look like 12kg lighter. How would her body respond to the healthier version, would the lungs fill easier, would the stomach not have to work as hard, would the heart not have to beat as hard etc. Then take some time to feel the emotions of being 12kg lighter, really feel what it would feel like, would this make you feel joyous, excited, scared etc. Once Kelly feels like she has finished she can open her eyes. In case you were wondering, yes this is called meditating and no it is not just for hippies. If you were to ask any successful person how they reached their goals, they would first tell you they put their goals on paper and then they envisioned them to be real every day. This way may not be right for you, but what I am trying to get you to understand is that no matter the goal or desire just spend a few minutes a day telling the truth before it actually happens, ie: imagine it to be real, not just with thoughts but with emotions. Really, what have you got to lose? You don’t have to tell anybody that your trying it, just try it.