Lewis Howes

The way to visualize properly is to visualize the bridge. between where you are and where you need to go.

The way to visualize properly is to visualize the bridge. between where you are and where you need to go.

Yes, and particularly the horrible stuff. So let's use your example of the marathon. The vision board would be Lewis crossing. With the arms up at the metal. Yeah, the arms up at the metal, exactly. The high fives, yeah, I did it. High fives, yes, I did it, exactly. That will not help you because when you hit mile 13 on the actual race and it is sleeting rain.

Yes, and particularly the horrible stuff. So let's use your example of the marathon. The vision board would be Lewis crossing. With the arms up at the metal. Yeah, the arms up at the metal, exactly. The high fives, yeah, I did it. High fives, yes, I did it, exactly. That will not help you because when you hit mile 13 on the actual race and it is sleeting rain.

Yes. It feels nothing like that thing on your vision board. You're going to start a negative dialogue. I can't do this. My knees hurt. This is not what I thought it was going to be. I'm not ready for this. I didn't train for this. I'm running New York. I trained in LA.

Yes. It feels nothing like that thing on your vision board. You're going to start a negative dialogue. I can't do this. My knees hurt. This is not what I thought it was going to be. I'm not ready for this. I didn't train for this. I'm running New York. I trained in LA.

Okay, good. Well, then at least you trained in the right weather. So on and on and on, and you are going to tank yourself. What you do by visualizing the bridge is you train your nervous system and your mind to do the hard work. So you should visualize not crossing the finish line, but what is it like to be at mile 12 when your batteries run out on your earbuds? Yeah. No, I'm serious.

Okay, good. Well, then at least you trained in the right weather. So on and on and on, and you are going to tank yourself. What you do by visualizing the bridge is you train your nervous system and your mind to do the hard work. So you should visualize not crossing the finish line, but what is it like to be at mile 12 when your batteries run out on your earbuds? Yeah. No, I'm serious.

And you keep going. What's it like when your shoelace breaks and now your heel is lifting and you're starting to get a blood blister at mile 17? What's it feel like when you wake up and it is pouring rain and you visualize yourself running anyway? That way, when you visualize the work, you are preparing your body for it so you're not resistant to it when it comes. Isn't that cool?

And you keep going. What's it like when your shoelace breaks and now your heel is lifting and you're starting to get a blood blister at mile 17? What's it feel like when you wake up and it is pouring rain and you visualize yourself running anyway? That way, when you visualize the work, you are preparing your body for it so you're not resistant to it when it comes. Isn't that cool?

Right, right.

Right, right.

Yeah, yeah, exactly.

Yeah, yeah, exactly.

Yes.

Yes.

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Totally. And so you are literally building up almost like this resilience and this muscle inside of you to do the work to get the thing. So, yeah, create the vision board, but make sure in addition to crossing the finish line, you have somebody running in the rain. You have somebody who you have an alarm clock that says 513. You have these images that show the stuff that you don't want to do.

Totally. And so you are literally building up almost like this resilience and this muscle inside of you to do the work to get the thing. So, yeah, create the vision board, but make sure in addition to crossing the finish line, you have somebody running in the rain. You have somebody who you have an alarm clock that says 513. You have these images that show the stuff that you don't want to do.