Guilty By Association
Can we find a way to truly experience an event as if we were part of it even though we were not? Well, it seems we can vicariously experience things, and produce similar results. Now, from an observer's perspective, we can be declared "Guilty by Association" by seeing us with others, and projecting the "guilt" of many onto us. So one good way of getting others to see us as successful is to hang around successful people. And we will begin to co-experience their benefits; rather than idolize successful people, emulate them.
Let's see what happens went two of our senses possibly contradict each other... We have our bus music. But let's go beyond that. Vision (Visualization) is the more dominating of the audio and visual senses.
Therefore, we need to start by making sure we see our goals frequently every single day. This is external visualization. But we need to internalize this powerful process. We need to create our own virtual reality!
To master this skill, we will need to close your eyes. Then take advantage of the mind's eye that your mind can control, paint the perfect picture, dude, and then on race day go and do what you did when you could not see (when your eyes were closed).
So project yourself into your future and "see" what you want it to be like. Who is going to be there to celebrate with you? How big is your trophy or medallion? How big is the smile on your face? See yourself on the podium, even on the big screen, or on Flotrack or mile split. See your own celebration as intense as the dude perfect guys!
If you remember the story from when I had a group of boys that had insignificant talent. We got hammered the first meet. My statement was, "I can't wait to SEE the look on their face when we beat them at the district meet!"
When you visualize your success, you will need to hold that "Power Pose" for a substantial time to affect your emotions that will empower your body to great things. See the headlines in the paper the next day...write your own headlines.
For the elite, project yourself 30 years into your future. Envision your children being told legendary stories of what you did today!