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I was out this weekend ice skating with some friends, and what a funny site it was to see a bunch of us bumbling our way through the ice, falling around like bowling pins on a bowling alley. However, amidst the clashing of elbows and buttocks hitting the ice every few minutes or so, there was a little girl skating with amazing beauty and grace. Watching her, we all could tell that she was fully involved and having fun while skating with an ease that reminded me of 2002 Winter Olympics gold medal winner, Sarah Hughes. Do you remember her? 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. As Sarah Huges stepped on the ice rink, she was so calm and smooth that one could not even tell she was in a competition for the world's most coveted spot in ice skating. She marveled the crowd with grace and elegance. It's as if we were watching her skating on an ice pond in the middle of winter with no one watching. However, not too much longer the cameras were filming the expected champion, Michelle Kwan's routine, and instantly it was easy to see the difference between Sarah's calm exterior and Michelle's nervousness. From the start of her performance, you could instantly notice a tightness in Kwan that was not evident during her warm ups. I'm no expert in the field of skating, but I am an expert in with understanding the subconscious mind, and in my opinion, I have an idea of what kept Michelle from reaching the Gold. When I saw Kwan's first jump even I noticed an uneasiness that was quickly corroborated by the comments of the announcer on Television. 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 might have happened that night with Michele? 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." You know that little voice that gets in your way when you want to accomplish something. Think back to when you might have said something to yourself like "I've been overweight my whole life, so I may as well just eat 'cause I won't lose weight anyway, I can start my diet tomorrow" ... Familiar, ya? Why is this voice here in the first place? This voice may be a result from a time or times that you've failed in your past which unfortunately can result in your subconscious mind wanting to protect you from feeling bad by setting you up for failure (I'll be going into more detail about this situation in part 3 of this article). So in time, the problem started to accumulate evidence for these patterns and deep inside of you the little voice was accepted as truth, even if you did not consciously want it there, no matter how hard you tried to change this belief. However, unwittingly you may have enforced this nagging little voice with conscious rationalizing thoughts about not being able to lose weight, like, my whole family is heavy, I come from line of big boned individuals, 1 percent of the population has a true genetic defect that can't make them lose weight and maybe I'm one of them." 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. So what do you need to start? First, let's give you a basic understanding of your conscious and subconscious minds and how they work in relation to each other or apart from one another. In the next volume of this article, I'll teach you about how 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. I'll even teach you how to use affirmations in a way that helps you "take out the old garbage" before you fill it with seeds of change. For now, just remember to be aware of your thoughts, because thoughts are energy that will manifest themselves with enough repetition and/or the right circumstances in your subconscious mind. In the next installment of this article you will be armed with what it takes to reach the GOLD!
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Matt Sison, Certified Hypnotherapist - 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 Matt 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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