QOD-048: Bruce Lee - I have a system for ridding my mind of negative thoughts.

08/17/15 • 4 min

Bruce Lee

I have a system of ridding my mind of negative thoughts. “I visualize myself writing them down on a piece of paper. Then I imagine myself crumpling up the paper, lighting it on fire, and burning it to a crisp'. -- Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was one of my favorite heroes when I was young. Unfortunately, he died too young. But he left a lasting legacy for all martial artists and people that want to get the goals they set in general. There are many quotes attributed to Bruce Lee. This is one of my favorites.

Bruce Lee used visualization to help him clear his mind of limiting thoughts. The vision of seeing himself writing down his negative thoughts on paper and then crumbling them up is a very positive vision. But Bruce didn't stop there.

Bruce then took that crumpled up, wrinkled piece of paper and lit it on fire. That was a second way to get rid of the negative thoughts. But Bruce, in this exercise like most things he did, he took it further and watched it BURN TO A CRISP! That thought makes it so much more emphatic that you destroyed the negative, limiting beliefs.

How do you handle your negative thoughts? Do you visualize burning them, or cutting them out of your life? How do you get rid of those negative thoughts?

Let me know in the show notes at Goal Getting Podcast / qod48 - go to the comments section and tell my how you get rid of your negative thoughts. What are your most limiting thoughts you face?

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Bruce Lee

How do you handle your negative thoughts? Do you visualize burning them, or cutting them out of your life? How do you get rid of those negative thoughts?

Let me know in the show notes at Goal Getting Podcast / qod48 - go to the comments section and tell my how you get rid of your negative thoughts. What are your most limiting thoughts you face?

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Join the Goal Getter Nation,
Create Podcast Quote Art (don't copy from someone else)
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QOD-047: Kacy Catanzaro - #MightyKacy 1st Female American Ninja Warrior

Kacy Catanzaro

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I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish." -- Kacy Catanzaro

Kacy Catanzaro nicknamed The #MightyKacy, is the first woman to qualify for the finals of the American Ninja Warrior. I am a big fan of American Ninja Warrior. I love watching these athletes compete to be the first American to become a Ninja Warrior Champion. This is a tough competition and it takes special skills.

Athletes like #MightyKacy have to set goals and work hard to get to the level they are and compete in these events. This isn't just track and field, it isn't just lifting weights, it isn't just being muscular. You have to be fit! You have to be flexible, physically and mentally.

You have to use visualization to see yourself not only slapping that button on that last obstacle, but completing each and every obstacle perfectly. You have to see yourself doing EXACTLY what you want to accomplish, just like the #MightyKacy does. You can check Kacy Catanzaro out at her website www.kacycatanzaro.com/#kacycatanzaro On Twitter as @KacyCatanzaro and following #MightyKacy [bctt tweet=" I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish. -- Kacy Catanzaro"] You can use the same skills that #MightKacy uses to visualize yourself doing EXACTLY what you want to accomplish.

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QOD-049: Wayne Gretzky - I skate to where the puck is going to be. . .

Wayne Gretzky

I skate to where the puck is going, not to where it has been. -- Wayne Gretzky

Walter Gretzky, Wayne's dad trained and instilled in him the mantra "Skate to where the puck is going, now where it's been.", while he was growing up.

Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One", did what his father taught him. And, he has been the only hockey player that has been able to actually do that effectively.

The Great One's record is unmatched and he is one of the all-time best hockey players, EVER!

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I believe that he was able to skate to where the puck was going because of visualization. I believe that in practices growing up, Wayne, worked on the advice his father gave him. Now, I am speculating here, but if you know Wayne, you can ask him to come on Goal Getting Podcast and explain it for us.

But with visualization, you want to imagine the puck where it will be going. This takes imagination AND a lot of work. Why work? I believe that he watched the way the pucks moved on ice, over and over again. Constantly watching how they moved when he hit them and when others hit them.

[bctt tweet="I skate to where the puck is going, not to where it has been. -- Wayne Gretzky"]

Know how the pucks work, you can then start using visualization to imagine the puck moving across the ice and see where it will end up. Knowing the possible trajectory of the puck and skating to where it will be and seeing yourself being there and what you do after you get there, prepares you for the times when it is there and then you can comfortably respond and do what you need to do.

You can do this because you have seen yourself doing it over and over again in your mind.

See yourself where you are going. See yourself being where you need to be. See yourself doing what you need to do when you are there. See yourself SCORE YOUR GOAL!

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