Maybe you’ve never thought about it before, but HOW you talk to yourself makes a HUGE difference in the way that you PERCEIVE the world around you – and how you PERFORM. In fact, every time you TALK to yourself, you’re actually HYPNOTIZING yourself!

Think about it…

HYPNOSIS takes place when suggestions are given to you by someone else - these suggestions help you to think and act in a more empowering way… (You may have experienced this already with the “Athletic Integration Session”. If not, you really should check it out - it’ll blow you away!)

SELF-HYPNOSIS takes place when YOU give suggestions to YOURSELF! If you TALK to yourself in negative ways, you’re going to THINK in negative ways! That’s why the WAY you talk to yourself is SO important. You have an AMAZING power and all you have to do is…use it properly!

You are actually creating your world by the things you say to yourself.

The 3 HUGE Mistakes Most Athletes
Make When They Talk to Themselves

1. They Use Negative Words

Your unconscious mind doesn’t understand negative words like NO, NOT or NEVER. If I told you NOT to imagine a pink elephant…

…Chances are pretty good you’re going to imagine a pink elephant.

But if I tell you to imagine a gray elephant…

…the pink elephant doesn’t even enter your mind!

In the same way, if you say to yourself “I do NOT want to lose this game!”, your unconscious hears “I DO want to lose this game!”

Instead say something like “I know I have to focus and determination to win this game!” or “I will win this game!”

2. They Don’t Ask The RIGHT Questions

By asking to RIGHT questions, you set your unconscious mind in motion to find a solution to the challenge you are facing. When you ask the wrong questions, your unconscious mind has no choice but to accept the situation in front of you.

So instead of saying “Why am I so tired today?” you could say “What are the ways that I feel energetic and lively?” or “HOW can I expand my feelings of aliveness?”

If you ask “Why am I SO tired today?” your unconscious mind gives you ALL KINDS of reasons WHY you feel tired instead of working on the solution.

3. They Don’t Specify a Positive Direction

You have to give your unconscious mind DIRECTION so it knows where to take you.

Instead of saying “I’m a great goalie.”

You can say “I’m a great goalie and I’m getting better and better everyday.”

In the first case, it’s definitely something positive to say about yourself, but there is no direction given for the future so your unconscious mind doesn’t know how to proceed. In the second case, it’s a positive statement…AND it specifies a positive direction to move in.

Just take a moment to say each of these examples and notice how you FEEL differently when you say each one. When you talk to yourself in the RIGHT way, you feel confident and alive.