Alan Stein Jr.

If what you're asking me to do is an alignment, then it's probably a great investment of my time and energy.

So being able to step back...

And use our core values and use that North Star to design our lives and design our schedules and design what we're going to say yes to is incredibly helpful.

We can't rely on feelings and emotions.

If you're just saying yes and no to things based on your mood or how you're feeling, there's no consistency in that.

One of the words that comes up in a lot of your shows and a lot of your work is intention.

So we have to make sure we're very intentional with what we're visualizing.

There were a few different research studies and I referenced them in the book.

The one that I liked the most from a visualization standpoint was they took three different groups and they were going to have them shoot free throws.

And these weren't professional players by any means.

These were just regular weekend warriors.

And in the three groups, the first group, they got tested on the first day and then they practiced for 21 consecutive days and then they took the retest 21 days later.

Second group took the test on the first day, did not touch a basketball, but only visualized making free throws for the next 21 days and then took the retest.

And then the third group tested on the first day, didn't practice and didn't visualize and then retested on the 21st day.

I think most people would realize the group that didn't practice or visualize, there was no improvement.

In fact, they had a slight decline in their ability.

But the part that blew my mind was the group that visualized was only a couple of percentage points less than the group that actually practiced.

So so by actually sitting with your eyes closed and visualizing making free throws, it's almost as good as as being able to practice.

And that that blows my mind.

Now, I think we can also agree that the best thing to do is to do both is to get in repetition, you know, purposeful repetition as well as visualize.