Inspiration from visualization (Part 2)

The virtues of painting a mental picture to create a better outcome in sport seems pretty obvious. Now how do we transpose that “recipe” into the world of business or personal management? The principle remains the same; we need an “example” or a model that we can literally bring into the picture and watch how he or she would respond to the challenge we don't seem capable of handling. The key to making that work is to pick someone we know as well as possible, we respect and admire a lot and can mentally picture to come and take control of the situation. This is not as far-fetched as you might think. Remember situations when your boss came to untie an apparently hopeless knot and, as you watched the process, you knew all the steps so well that you could even anticipate the next move while thinking “Gee, I could have done that myself!” This is what I'm talking about. Bringing that third party we admire into the process breaks the fear that paralyzes, take us momentarily away from the minutia of the moment and gives us a protected “peek” on how the process works and the knot gets untied. If that idea makes sense, and if you have success stories you want to share, jot them down here!