I've been seeing this cognitive behavioral coach recently. It's a 6 week program where I'm to learn a bunch of specific techniques to use my mind to control, in my case, anxiety. They use this program to help people with other stuff, too, like chronic pain, etc.
Anyway, I am learning a whole lot about the power of my mind to think about things differently to change my reality. And something the coach said today really struck me and I thought I would share it, because I think it has huge implications for achieving any goal.
My coach watches some show called "Ultimate Fighter". I think it's a reality show where all the guys live in a house and train to ultimate fight, then they get paired up to fight one another. Something along those lines. He said that sometimes one of the guys is really scared to fight a certain person, that they don't feel ready, or the other guy is a lot bigger, or just in general they feel like they are going to get their *ss kicked. He said the trainers have the person work on actually visualizing winning the fight, being the victor, kicking the crap out of the other person. And they say that if they allow themselves to believe that the other person can win, then they simply have no chance - the fight has already been lost before they even step in the ring.
This is SO obvious, but how true is it?! I know for me losing weight, I have in the past CONSTANTLY questioned my ability to actually do it. I know I can lose weight - but actually make it to goal? And live my life the way I have always wanted to live it? Sometimes it seems like an impossible dream. But I know I'm going to spend a few minutes a day consciously BELEIVING it, until the doubt goes away and it is just a matter of time.
Just thought I'd share!