It’s maportant to visualize yourself aplishing your goals. While losers visualize the penalties of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success. I’ve seen it among athletes, entrepreneurs and public speakers.
I’ve done it myself. I was terrified of air travel. Friends quoted statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference. I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly. I had programmed myself, without realizing it, stay off planes.
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort. I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation. So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing.
When the day arrived, I was eager to go. To every one’s surprise, I got on the plane and flew. I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day.
Seek out those who know more than you. My father was 17 when he left the farm in Calneron, N, C., and set off for Baltimore to apply for a job at the Martin Aircraft Company. When asked what he wanted to do, he said, “Everything.”
He explained that his goal was to learn every job in the factory. He’d like to go to a department and find out what