An exercise in vision

Let’s begin with an exercise:
Read through these instructions and then take 5 to 10 minutes on this activity.
Get yourself comfortable, in a chair, or lying down or for some, sitting in the lotus position or any position that is comfortable for you.

Take several slow, deep breaths. Concentrate at first on your breathing, inhale for 4, hold the air in your lungs for 5 and then exhale for 6 or 7, keep repeating this. Then close your eyes and whilst continuing to take deep, slow breaths, focus on your heart and slowing the beat along with your breathing. Continue this until you feel relaxed and at ease. You’ll be able to continue hearing everything that is going on around you and can safely ignore those distractions, knowing that if anything needs your attention, it will make itself known. So now, as you focus on your slowing heart beat and deep, slow breaths, you feel at ease and relaxed.

as you become gently relaxed, you’ll find that you’re mind can develop clear pictures, so place yourself on your favourite golf course on your first tee, you know this tee well, you know the fairway, you can see the lie of the land, the trees, the bunkers, the green the pin. Notice how you can change the weather to be anything you like, perhaps  a beautiful sunny day, one of those days when it’s so great to be alive and out on the course, playing your favourite sport. with your best friends with you and a feeling of complete ease and tranquility. Oh, it’s good to be alive. and now as you prepare for that first drive, you can feel the wieght of your chosen club. You know exactly where you want to put this ball, you align your self with your target and allow your beautiful swing to make perfect contact with the ball and watch the flight exactly how you planned it, soaring through the air perfectly on target. The ball drops to the fairway, exactly where you want it, ideally placed for the second shot up to the green for a birdie 3. You collect your tee from the ground, and turn to look at your friends as they continue to stare in admiration of your drive. They break from their reverie to offer their words of admiration, ‘great drive’, ‘nicely done’, whoa, fantastic. You accept their compliments with grace, smiling inwardly and treasuring the feeling.

Take this feeling, and stroll around the whole course. What do you see each time you take that perfect swing, and ht that perfect shot. What do you feel? Where is that feeling, physically within your body? Is it large or small, moving or static? What word do you use to describe that feeling? What do you hear when you make that shot? The swish of the club, the ‘thwack’ of the club on the ball? The admiring comments and expressions from your buddies, your own inward or outward yell of triumph? What do you taste or smell? Some people have the ‘sweet smell of success’ or the ‘taste of victory’ what is it for you?

At first, use this technique to help you develop your visioning of your goals, take it gradually, just practice using your ‘mind’s eye’. We will use this technique more and more in the programme.

So, how do you feel? If you’ve just completed the exercise above, you’ll have a lingering positive feeling. Whatever you want to call that feeling is OK, this is entirely for you. And if you teach anyone else to do this, and I wholly and entirely and completely support you in doing so – for anybody to achieve anything – it doesn’t have to be golf – and when you do teach someone else, let them call their feeling whatever they want to. This word, as you’ll discover, becomes a personal trigger.

Now, why would you want to do this?

Well, why do you want to do anything?

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2 Comments
  1. Sorry. Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I’m doing.
    I am from Djibouti and also now am reading in English, please tell me right I wrote the following sentence: “Flea eggs, description of the flea egg as well as pest control measures for immature stages of fleas.Learn how to control the species of fleas in the world today.”

    With best wishes 8), Akina.

  2. Akina,
    Thanks for your comment. Winning, I believe, is important to everyone – there will always be something of value to the individual (otherwise you do not do it!)

    For some, ‘winning’ is the enjoyment of taking part (a personal challenge perhaps) for others, they need the trophy for coming first.

    Sometimes, gaining a clear vision of what you want is largely about being honest with yourself.
    John

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