Conceiving Is Everything

What is your perception of yourself? 

What is your perception of your talent?

Do you continually stumble over a whole-tone scale?

Do you continually slice the ball to the right?

Do you ‘always’ sing flat on that hi-D?

Let’s borrow a brilliant insight from an old book – Pscyho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

And now … the quote:

“You will act like the sort of person

you conceive yourself to be.”

If, after every flub, misplaced note or sliced golf ball or anything else you may do that needs improving, if you talk with negative self-talk, you will continue in your faults. 

However, consider this.

Your subconscious mind cannot tell the difference between a real and an imagined experience.  What if you added a bit of “theatre of the mind” as a part of your practice routine?  Imagine yourself performing that action or skill correctly. 

And if you make a mistake, instead of putting yourself down, say “next time I will get it right.”

Act as if!

Michael Biggs

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