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1) TODAY'S MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE
2) FEATURE ARTICLE: Happy School Day Visualization
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1) TODAY'S MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE
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"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt
the person doing it."
-- Chinese Proverb
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2) Happy School Day Visualization
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The new school year is just around the corner. Whether you're
in high school, college, or the parent of a student -- back to
school brings change.
How do you make the first day of school a positive experience?
How do you make it something you look forward to instead of
fear?
Do what many professional athletes and other top performers do:
visualize your desired result.
In a few moments I'll share a visualization exercise to help
you create a happy first day of school.
What is visualization anyway, and why is it important?
Visualization is the art of creating a mental image of something.
Just as an athlete visualizes triumphantly crossing the finish
line, we visualize every day whether we consciously realize it
or not.
Remember the last time you were so hungry you could
almost taste that mouth-watering piece of chocolate cake
waiting for you at home?
When you thought about the cake, you imagined it intensely.
You probably saw an image of it in your mind. You could almost
taste its rich, delicate flavor as you imagined taking the first
bite. You could almost feel the chocolate frosting melting in
your mouth.
That's visualization!
When you visualize, your body and mind react the same way
they would react in the actual situation. As you visualized
eating the cake, your salivary glands were activated and your
pupils may have dilated.
Visualization works. Why? Because studies show that the
body and mind cannot tell the difference between reality
and something that is vividly imagined (visualized).
Visualization triggers the same physical and mental reactions
that occur when you actually achieve the goal. Whatever you
intensely and vividly visualize, your body and mind
experience and react to as real.
So you see, visualization is much more than wishful thinking
or optimism. When practiced regularly, it is a tool that trains
your body and mind. It physiologically activates the process
of creating your desired reality.
When you're visualizing the more senses you involve -- sight,
sound, smell, taste, and touch -- the better. The more senses
you involve the more VIVID = REAL your goal becomes and
the more likely you are to achieve it.
Happy School Day Visualization
Think back to a time when you felt on top of the world...
fearless and certain, full of energy, and able to conquer
anything. It was a time when you felt a vibrant "aliveness"
impossible to describe. Choose an experience that you
have powerful positive memories of -- a time when you
felt confident, at peace, and happy to be alive.
It could be the time you caught your first fish, when you
made a soccer goal in the big game, when you looked into
your spouse's loving eyes on your wedding day, or when you
watched a beautiful sunset. Choose something meaningful
to you.
Focus on that powerful positive memory. Does it feel distant or
just out of reach? That's OK. Visualize the experience attached
to a sturdy yellow string floating in the sky.
Gently pull the string toward you. Watch it move toward you
until it's close enough to touch. Practice moving the string
back and forth in your mind a few times.
Now pull the yellow string closer until it touches your heart
and the experience is within you. If at any time the string
starts floating away, gently pull it towards you. Smile and
notice how easily this is done.
Take several moments to relive the powerfully positive
experience now. Focus on the details, such as:
-- What do you see? (e.g. What clothes are you wearing?
How does the sky look? Who else is present?)
-- What do you feel and touch? (e.g. How do your calves
feel as you kick the winning goal? How does that special hug
feel? What does that incredible moment of happiness feel like?
How does the weight of the fish feel on the rod?)
-- What do you hear? (Do you hear music in the background,
the sound of laughter, silence?)
-- What do you smell? (Do you smell the fresh-cut lawn,
cotton candy, perfume?)
-- What do you taste? (How does that chocolate frosting
taste as it melts in your mouth?)
Experience these sensations of seeing, feeling and touching,
hearing, smelling, and tasting your chosen experience now.
Like the volume on a radio, mentally turn the positive feelings
"up" (more intense) and "down" (less intense) a few times.
Now turn the feelings and sensations "up." Feel them strongly
and vividly. Smile and enjoy them for a minute or two. Take
your time.
Note: This powerfully positive memory is your "anchor" of
positive feelings -- your "happy place." Anytime you wish,
you can instantly access your happy place and feel joy,
confidence, and peace.
Now that you've got your anchor, transfer the same positive
feelings to any other experience or goal you choose. In this
case visualize a happy first day of school.
Continue to focus on the intensely happy feelings. Notice
that now the first day of school is tied to the yellow string.
If the first day of school's "string" is floating far away,
gently pull it close to your heart. Play with the string,
moving it around a bit. Smile and notice how easily this
is done.
Gently pull the string in close to your heart until the
happy first day of school experience is within you.
Visualize arriving at school several minutes before
classes begin.
-- What do you see? Create a mental image of the school
building, what you are wearing, the way the sky looks, the
other students smiling, and so on.
-- What do you touch and feel (e.g. hugging your best friend
that you haven't seen in weeks, the teachers welcoming you
back, the feeling of excitement at learning new things and
meeting new people)?
-- What do you hear (e.g. the sound of laughter, the noisy halls,
the school bell ringing)?
-- What do you smell?
-- What do you taste?
Focus on how absolutely great you feel as you experience
these sensations. Just like you did with your anchor, practice
mentally turning the feelings "up" (more intense) and "down"
(less intense) a few times.
Now turn the positive feelings and sensations way "up." Feel
them strongly and vividly. Smile and enjoy them for a minute
or two. Take your time.
Don't worry if the string moves away occasionally. Simply
smile and pull it easily back in until it touches your heart.
After a few minutes of vivid, happy focus, relax and pat
yourself on the back. You did it! You are on your way to
creating the best first day of school ever!
Practice this exercise once or twice a day until school
begins. When you first wake up and before you go to
bed are great times to practice.
Warm wishes for a happy, productive school year!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deanne Repich is the Director
of the National Institute of Anxiety and Stress, Inc., a
former
anxiety sufferer, and creator of the Conquer Anxiety
Success Program. The course is a "take-action" self-study
program that guides you step by step through over seventy
practical strategies for overcoming anxiety. The course, our
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former
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Success Program. The course is a "take-action" self-study
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