Over the weekend, I went over to the skating rink with friends and laced up my skating shoes! I'm not the most graceful of skaters so I found myself on the ground feverishly trying to get myself up before any of my friends saw me fall. However, as I looked around I saw many of us falling and standing. In the middle of all our chaos, we noticed this young girl so involved in her skating that no one else seemed to matter to her as she skated with ease and grace. It was a grace that took me back to 2002 when Sarah Hughes won the gold over predicted gold medal winner, Michelle Kwan.
Well, as we watched her skating it encouraged me to put out an article that I wrote for a fitness magazine that year.
Sarah Hughes looked amazingly graceful as she skated to Gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics. It was incredible watching her as she looked smooth with the grace of a professional ballerina on stage. Although, she was beautiful to watch, part of her success may have been a result of the nervousness that was evident in Michelle Kwan during practice.
When Sarah Hughes stepped on the ice rink it seemed as if we were watching a little girl on the ice pond skating for the love and enjoyment of skating. The pressures of Olympic Gold were not evident from the flowing lines and the dynamic jumps she so naturally exuded on the skating rink. It was as if she was all by herself just having fun. Minutes later we saw a complete antithesis of that calm and ease from the predicted Gold winner, Michele Kwan.
Right from the get go, Michelle's routine was filled with unease that was the complete antithesis of what we saw in Sarah Huges. I'm definitely not a professional skater, but I am an expert in understanding the subconsciuos mind and I think I may provide some clues as to what happened to Michelle that night.
From Kwan's first jump, you can tell her muscles were so tight it looked like she was carrying a backpack full of lead on her back. My thoughts on this were quickly enforced by the announcers comments
At this level of competition there is no room for mistakes, and everything must be taken into consideration to win the Gold, including the thousands of hours of physical practice, proper nutrition, rest, and mental preparation. Michele Kwan seemed to have all that... Unfortunately, I think she also brought with her "that nagging little voice" that has most likely haunted her since the Olympics in Nagano, Japan 4 years ago.
So what in God's grace could have affected Michelle that night?
Michelle must have been prepared for this as she's probably completed those jumps hundreds of times before in practice. But the times in which she may have failed at those attempts coupled with the event in Nagano, Japan, may have put so much pressure on her that a nagging little voice might have whispered in her mind "I can't do this. My legs feel too heavy, and I don't want to fail again."
We all have that little voice that gets in our way from time to time. Think about how many times you may have said to yourself some not so nice things like, "oh, I'm too fat I can't lose weight, there's so much good food around me that I can't drop a pound, I just don't have any time for exercise." Sounding familiar?
How did this voice come into existence?
This voice may have been around for a long time. It started when you were alot younger and as a result of time and repitition created a "bad" feeling that actually wanted only to protect you from being bad so it prevented you from trying in the first place (I'll talk more about this in part 3 of this article)
With enough time this voice became "truth" to you no matter how hard you may have tried to get rid of it.
In fact you may even strengthen this behavior with rationalizing thoughts like: "It's just not possible to look like that, they were born that way" or "my husband or boyfriend loves me for who I am so I'm comfortable with myself", and my all time favorite "I'm just too old."
Ok, so this voice is here. How can you break this wave of unconscious thoughts and behaviours? Through HYPNOSIS! Using this amazing technology you can find these old patterns and rip them out to create new ways of thinking and behaving.
Before we get into hypnosis I'll have to give you the basic fundamentals of the conscious and subconscious minds. I'll teach you in hypnotic terms how they work together and how work against each other. In part two of this article, I'll discuss the conscious mind.
In the 3rd installment of this article, you'll grasp an understanding of the subconscious mind and how it works according to hypnosis concepts and techniuqes.
After understanding how the conscious and subconscious mind works, you'll learn a method utilizing affirmations to help you "clear out your cup" before putting "fresh water" back in it for "drinking."
However, before we get deep into hypnosis and what it is, for now just know that your thoughts will create feelings, your feelings will create perception and your perceptions will create beliefs and onto behavoiurs. So stay aware of what you're thinking and feeling!
In the next installment of this article you will be armed with what it takes to reach the GOLD! - 14130
Well, as we watched her skating it encouraged me to put out an article that I wrote for a fitness magazine that year.
Sarah Hughes looked amazingly graceful as she skated to Gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics. It was incredible watching her as she looked smooth with the grace of a professional ballerina on stage. Although, she was beautiful to watch, part of her success may have been a result of the nervousness that was evident in Michelle Kwan during practice.
When Sarah Hughes stepped on the ice rink it seemed as if we were watching a little girl on the ice pond skating for the love and enjoyment of skating. The pressures of Olympic Gold were not evident from the flowing lines and the dynamic jumps she so naturally exuded on the skating rink. It was as if she was all by herself just having fun. Minutes later we saw a complete antithesis of that calm and ease from the predicted Gold winner, Michele Kwan.
Right from the get go, Michelle's routine was filled with unease that was the complete antithesis of what we saw in Sarah Huges. I'm definitely not a professional skater, but I am an expert in understanding the subconsciuos mind and I think I may provide some clues as to what happened to Michelle that night.
From Kwan's first jump, you can tell her muscles were so tight it looked like she was carrying a backpack full of lead on her back. My thoughts on this were quickly enforced by the announcers comments
At this level of competition there is no room for mistakes, and everything must be taken into consideration to win the Gold, including the thousands of hours of physical practice, proper nutrition, rest, and mental preparation. Michele Kwan seemed to have all that... Unfortunately, I think she also brought with her "that nagging little voice" that has most likely haunted her since the Olympics in Nagano, Japan 4 years ago.
So what in God's grace could have affected Michelle that night?
Michelle must have been prepared for this as she's probably completed those jumps hundreds of times before in practice. But the times in which she may have failed at those attempts coupled with the event in Nagano, Japan, may have put so much pressure on her that a nagging little voice might have whispered in her mind "I can't do this. My legs feel too heavy, and I don't want to fail again."
We all have that little voice that gets in our way from time to time. Think about how many times you may have said to yourself some not so nice things like, "oh, I'm too fat I can't lose weight, there's so much good food around me that I can't drop a pound, I just don't have any time for exercise." Sounding familiar?
How did this voice come into existence?
This voice may have been around for a long time. It started when you were alot younger and as a result of time and repitition created a "bad" feeling that actually wanted only to protect you from being bad so it prevented you from trying in the first place (I'll talk more about this in part 3 of this article)
With enough time this voice became "truth" to you no matter how hard you may have tried to get rid of it.
In fact you may even strengthen this behavior with rationalizing thoughts like: "It's just not possible to look like that, they were born that way" or "my husband or boyfriend loves me for who I am so I'm comfortable with myself", and my all time favorite "I'm just too old."
Ok, so this voice is here. How can you break this wave of unconscious thoughts and behaviours? Through HYPNOSIS! Using this amazing technology you can find these old patterns and rip them out to create new ways of thinking and behaving.
Before we get into hypnosis I'll have to give you the basic fundamentals of the conscious and subconscious minds. I'll teach you in hypnotic terms how they work together and how work against each other. In part two of this article, I'll discuss the conscious mind.
In the 3rd installment of this article, you'll grasp an understanding of the subconscious mind and how it works according to hypnosis concepts and techniuqes.
After understanding how the conscious and subconscious mind works, you'll learn a method utilizing affirmations to help you "clear out your cup" before putting "fresh water" back in it for "drinking."
However, before we get deep into hypnosis and what it is, for now just know that your thoughts will create feelings, your feelings will create perception and your perceptions will create beliefs and onto behavoiurs. So stay aware of what you're thinking and feeling!
In the next installment of this article you will be armed with what it takes to reach the GOLD! - 14130
About the Author:
Matthew Sison, C.Ht. is an innovative hypnosis practitioner and is known for his ability to take his clients (which include celebrities, professional and Olympic athletes) to their next level of success. Read more about Matthew Sison and visit the following site to read about and hear some samples of his hypnosis and weight loss CD program.
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