Arnie's Secret
I saw a column in the paper today in which Arnold Schwarzenegger was quoted as saying that he learned in bodybuilding the belief in "the third eye - where you see things as a finished product way before it happens." That sounds like visualization to me, the practice of forming a clear mental image of what you want and holding that vision on the screen of your mind until it shows up.I had heard several years ago that Arnie was a long-time practitioner of this technique and had used it in bodybuilding and in becoming a movie star. He said in bodybuilding that when he worked out he visualized himself on stage at the championship and he could smell the oil, feel the heat of the lights and hear the crowd cheering. One set of reps with that vision, he said, was worth 10 sets without it.
He's right, you know.
When he went to Hollywood, people laughed at him. A big, overmuscled guy with a thick accent didn't look like someone destined for stardom. The first couple of movies he was in didn't help - low budget sword and toga epics. But his visualization continued, and the rest is movie history.
My friends laughed again when he announced for Governor of California. "Just another hack actor with political views", they said. I knew the story and said, "Don't ever bet against this man. He has achieved more impossible goals than anyone else I know of." I'm not a betting man, but I should'a put serious money on him.
What's to learn from Arnie? The awesome, seemingly miraculous power of clear, focused visualization! When you confidently and continuously visualize yourself in possession of your goal, the universe swings into action to help you. You act fearlessly from that vision and you become "darn lucky." You become unstoppable.
So what's your vision? If you don't have one, get busy. As Yogi Berra said, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else."
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