PLAY LIKE THE PROS!
By Judy Callihan Warfield

You would be amazed how many professional athletes and teams use hypnotherapy as a way to give their game that winning edge!! Everything from basketball to baseball and golf to running are enhanced thru a better mental focus. Let’s talk golf. Playing golf can be broken down into two major parts; mental focus and physical skills. How your game will play out is determined by the interaction of these factors. As you know, golf requires physical expertise, but it really is a mental game. How you perceive the shot before you make it really does effect the outcome. If you have a lot of negative talk(positive thinking) going on in your head the chances of hitting a successful shot is slim. If you have taken golf lessons and have the technique down, but still can’t seem to play the way you want, perhaps it’s time to work on the mental game with the help of hypnotherapy. Watch your favorite pro and notice how they mentally work thru the shot prior to making it.. If you have ever watched Tiger Woods, you can almost see the wheels turning in his head prior to each shot.

There is that story about three high school basketball teams. The first team practiced very hard and often; the second team did not practice at all; and the third team sat and played thru the game mentally. In the end, the team which practiced hard won out. However, the team that mentally had run thru the game to a successful end did not come in too far behind. Of course, the team that did neither did not have a successful outcome. Imagine the successful outcome if you combine the physical training with mental training.

Hypnotherapy can increase your mental focus, teach you to stop the negative self talk, increase your confidence, learn to block out distractions, and trust your intuition. These are all great things, but must be used in conjunction with proper technique. If you want to play like Tiger Woods and have never taken a golf lesson or practiced, we may have a difficult time getting you to your goal. However, if you have taken the time to learn proper technique, then hypnotherapy may be just what you need to really play to your best ability. Perhaps it is time to discover your full potential?

Is running your favorite thing? Want to learn how to visualize yourself running relaxed, faster and further? Wouldn’t you like to shave a few minutes off your best time? Again, hypnotherapy is a tool that Olympians use to give themselves that little extra edge to bring in the gold. The great thing about hypnotherapy is that it is a natural and drug free way to enhance your favorite sport.

Even if you are a weekend warrior in your game of choice, doesn’t mean you don’t want to be able to play to your full potential. You may not even know consciously the areas that are holding you back. Our behaviors and habits reside in our subconscious. It is your subconscious that will sabotage you shooting longer, running further, and moving past what has become normal for you. It takes more than to consciously encourage yourself to improve. If you are willing to buy the gear and clothes that the pro’s recommend, why not use the other tools at their disposal and use hypnotherapy to improve your mental game as well.

Perhaps you are just starting back into physical activity. Why not use 100% of the power of your mind to stay motivated, increase your ability to set goals and stick to those New Year’s resolutions thru out the year. Part of setting goals and achieving them plays into that self discipline of saying what you mean, and meaning what you say. It’s part of that building of self confidence in keeping those promises that we’ve made to ourselves.

Even if you currently are not physically able to exercise, or perhaps to add an additional boost to your metabolic rate if you are practicing good weight management, you should try the “mental exercise” as discussed above with the basketball team. There are accounts of Olympic athletes that have suffered injuries right before the games and they used “mental exercise” as their way to stay in shape. Practice going thru your favorite exercise mentally each night as a great way to burn off calories and keep those muscles toned. Remember, the subconscious does not know the difference between fact and fiction.

Why not use that to your advantage?

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