If
you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. -
Henry Ford
Visualization
is daydreaming with a purpose. – Bo Bennett
I see
myself doing what it is I want to do, and I do not let go of this picture until
it manifests. – Suzanne Somers
Imagination
is everything. It is the preview of
life's coming attractions. - Albert Einstein
Does visualization really work?
Is there science behind it?
Australian psychologist Alan Richardson conducted a study to determine
if visualization would help basketball players improve their free throw percentage. He selected random students that had never
practiced visualization before and divided the students into three groups. Group one practiced free throws every day for
20 days, group two practiced free throws on the first and twentieth day of the
study and group three practiced free throws on the first and twentieth day of
the study AND ALSO spent 20 minutes every day of the study visualizing making free
throws. If they missed their shot, they
practiced getting the next shot in the basketball hoop.
According to Richardson’s results, group one, which practiced their
free throws every day, improved their free throw percentage rate by 24
percent. The second group did not
improve at all. Group three, which visualized
their free throws for 20 minutes every day, improved their free throw
percentage by 23 percent, which is almost the same as those who practiced every
day.
The Llewellyn Encyclopedia states that visualization assists athletes
in their success by increased confidence and motivation. They also believe that a less obvious benefit
of visualization is that it sharpens the muscle memory of athletes, which helps
the athlete when they physical engage in the activity.
If visualization provides confidence, motivation and increased muscle memory,
how would it assist someone who visualizes paying off debt, walking across the
stage to receive a diploma for college graduation or finishing a marathon?
CHALLENGE: Based on last week’s “scenes” to visualize, what thoughts/actions do
you need to visualize to accomplish your goals?
Resources
http://jnsci.org/files/html/2017/e384.htm
Visualize Your Dream Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqu81F4WZq8
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