We usually complain of how rigid and structured life is. External pressures and schedules, either from work or school, mean we never have time for ourselves, our families or creative moments. The truth is, however, routines, obligations and external constraints play a big role in improving our well-being and mental health. They help us stay organized, and provide scaffolding for our daily …
The Olympian’s Eye: Visualization Techniques
When is the last time you visualized the day in front of you? Created a mental road map for accomplishing your goals over the next 24 hours and imagined ways to overcome potential challenges? Michael Phelps, Allyson Felix, Ronaldinho and Lindsey Vonn do this on a daily basis. In fact 70-90% of Olympians now regularly practice visualization techniques, also known as “imagery”, …
Olympic Day Planning
We all have routines. Whether we choose to admit it or not, we all have things that we do from one day to the next, in the same way, the same style… things that perhaps only a lover or close friend would know or recognize. The motion we use when we brush our teeth. The posture we sink into behind the keyboard. …