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3# FIND OUT WHAT FIRES YOU UP There are a lot of things that we need to or should do, but that doesn't mean we do them. So I want you to try on the following sentences, simply add what you want to be able to do at the end. For example, if you want to go to the gym every day at 6pm for an hour, try these on. Say them out loud: I should go to the gym – I need to go to the gym – I have to go to the gym – I'd better go to the gym I could go to the gym – I can go to the gym – I will go to the gym – I'm going to the gym Do this a few times and notice which one creates the strongest feeling within you, like you want to go do it. You've just unlocked your personal motivational language. Make sure you use it from now on! It's vital that you build a propulsion system that makes you feel good and look forward to doing the things you want to do, so that you want to do them more and more. This is how you get to build up new more useful habits to last you a lifetime. I've just shared 4 motivational strategies with you, that when you use them, they will help you get more stuff done and achieve more, faster. They can be applied in any area of your life. These strategies have helped transform some of my clients from couch potatoes into fitness freaks, so good luck to you! 4# IMAGINE YOURSELF SUCCEEDING One of the main functions of the brain is to prove itself right. So, whatever you focus on is magnified, as the brain thinks it is an objective of yours. Also, the brain doesn't know the difference between a vividly imagined memory and reality. This is why if you want to do something, it's vital you imagine yourself doing it like this (read this resource fully before you do it): Think of yourself doing the thing you want to do, training in the gym, or whatever. When you think about it you may notice the thought to be at a certain distance from you, a certain size, and in a certain place. Just make sure you see yourself in it, looking happy, positive and really enjoying what you are doing. Now, imagine the thought getting bigger and bigger until it's almost panoramic. Make sure it's big, bold and colorful, maybe add some sound to it, and notice how good you feel. Audrey's Jamaican Cuisine 4463-D Ashton Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 941-928-3309 www.audreysrumcakes.com Now, imagine you can float outside of your body and into yourself in the image, so you can see through your eyes, hear through your ears and feel how good it feels to be doing what you are doing and loving it too! Intensify everything even more, so the colors are brighter, the sounds louder and the feelings stronger. Now, tell yourself in your most motivating voice "Go For It!" Now, take a deep breath through the nose and magnify the feelings so you feel even more motivated! Repeat 3 times, first sitting down, and then standing up, and notice how you feel even more motivated! 7 4 FOCUS of SWFL 2014 A simple way to indulge yourself!