| The power of the mind is a difficult thing to grasp for | | | | 10 pounds or when you cross the finish line at the 10k |
| some. But if you are able to harness the potential | | | | race. See the crowd clapping and cheering for the |
| energy and unleashed it from your mind a lot can be | | | | great accomplishment you have achieved or your |
| accomplished toward reaching your fitness goals. | | | | family complimenting you on your figure. Visualize as |
| Below are five ways to mobilize the confidence to | | | | much positive reaction from others as you can. The |
| take action and see your goals become reality. | | | | mind will get the picture and mobilize the energy you |
| - Talk to Reinforce Goals | | | | need to bring it into reality. |
| - Add Emotional Content: | | | | Make Plans: Begin to make plans as if the goal has |
| - Envision Your Accomplishment: | | | | already been accomplished. Go out and buy that new |
| - Make Plans: | | | | pair of jeans you want-in the new size. Look around |
| - Take Action: | | | | for some new outfits that you will be wearing when |
| Talk to Reinforce Goals: Immediately upon committing | | | | you achieve what you have set your mind to. Put the |
| to a fitness program start building your self up by | | | | new outfits in a place where you can periodically see |
| talking in very specific terms. "I will lose 10 pounds in 8 | | | | them and look forward to enjoying them. |
| weeks and I will enjoy myself doing it." Or "I will be able | | | | Take Action: Move forward in a way that tells your |
| to run the 10k race from start to finish." When you | | | | mind the certainty that your goal is going to be |
| hear the words coming out of your own mouth it will | | | | accomplished. Create an ease about the challenge |
| have a positively profound effect on your mind. Don't | | | | when moving forward and take the steps that will be |
| hesitate to share with others what your fitness goals | | | | necessary to achieve your goal. Let the goal pull you |
| are either. | | | | toward it as you take the necessary steps to also |
| Add Emotional Content: Sit down for a few moments | | | | move toward the goal. |
| and quiet your mind, feel what it is going to be like | | | | It will be a very difficult task to move to that which you |
| when you accomplish the goals you have set before | | | | see and feel as negative or painful. Negative energy |
| you. Connect pleasurable emotions with accomplishing | | | | will stop you in your tracks. Your mind will resist every |
| all the objectives you have planned. The more | | | | effort every step of the way because it is sensing |
| pleasurable feelings you can muster up the better, your | | | | pain. Your mind will not move you toward situations |
| mind will begin to associate great feelings and begin to | | | | that it is convinced will cause you more pain. Change |
| move toward the goal as something desirable. Replay | | | | your mind by what you feed it. Teach it what is |
| these positive feelings in your mind daily. | | | | positive by what you feed it. Get your priorities in order |
| Envision Your Accomplishment: In your mind's eye | | | | and get your mind to work for you instead. |
| envision what you will look like after you have lost the | | | | |