The following rules of the mind have helped me understand how my mind works and up my mental game. It is all pretty basic stuff but a good reminder not only for running but also for life.
- Every thought or idea causes a physical action.-Fight of flight response- releases adrenaline.
- What is expected tends to be realised- If you think positively it is more likely it will happen.
- Imagination is more powerful than knowledge when dealing with your own mind- Believe and visualise achieving your goal.
- Opposing ideas cannot beheld at the same time. I am going to finish my run or I will crash and burn, your mind can only hold one idea otherwise it will be in conflict. Think I am going to do this.
- Once an idea has been accepted by the subconscious mind it remains until it is replaced by another idea.When you learn something new it replaces existing behaviour. I am going to achieve a good time in my run is a much more powerful thought than I am trying to achieve a good time.
- An emotionally induced symptom tends to cause organic change if persisted in long enough.The highs of completing a challenge make you want to achieve more.
- Each suggestion acted on creates less opposition to successive suggestions. Just do it move out of your comfort zone.
- When dealing with the sub conscious mind and its function, the greater the conscious effort the less the subconscious response-Work to develop positive mental expectancy.
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