Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

PRACTICE MENTAL REHEARSAL
The third mental programming technique that you can use to per-
form better and achieve your goals faster is often called 
mental re-
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hearsal
. It is taught and used extensively in sports of all kinds. The
process is both simple and powerful.
First, you sit or lie down, completely relaxed, with your eyes
closed, and breath deeply until your whole body is calm and
quiet.
Second, you clearly visualize an upcoming event, or a goal
that you desire. You allow yourself to enter into the experience
and see it clearly in your mind. You imagine yourself actually 
doing and saying the things you would if the upcoming situation
is perfect.
One of the very best times to practice mental rehearsal is 
just before you go to sleep. By verbalizing and visualizing your
ideal goals or activities for the coming day immediately prior 
to sleeping, you program your subconscious mind to work on
those goals all night long. Then, when you wake up in the morn-
ing, you will often have insights and ideas that you can use to
make those goals a reality. It is an amazing technique and is ex-
tremely effective.
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