Visualisation and values — goal setting like a winner
Jul 15, 2023
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Learn about the power of visualization in achieving goals and overcoming fears. Explore the concept of imagery training and shifting thinking towards a positive vision. Discover the importance of aligning goals with values and using Functional Imagery Training (FIT) to manifest success.
Functional imagery training (FIT) allows individuals to imagine their goals in vivid detail, rooted in the addiction research framework, enhancing motivation and empowering behavior change.
By aligning goals with personal values, individuals can create a powerful inner drive that propels them towards success, as functional imagery training stimulates strong emotions and elicits behavioral change.
Deep dives
The Power of Choice Points and Functional Imagery Training
Choice points are key moments when a potential behavior conflicts with a core value, and they can either lead you closer to or further away from your goals. Psychologist Dr. Jonathan Rhodes explains that functional imagery training (FIT) allows individuals to imagine their goals in vivid detail, rooted in the addiction research framework. FIT helps divert thinking to positive and purpose-driven goals, enhancing motivation. Rhodes emphasizes the importance of both positive and negative imagery to drive behavior change. By using FIT, individuals can plan for obstacles, align their goals with their values, and empower themselves to make the decisions that will lead them to success.
The Role of Imagery and Values in FIT
Functional imagery training involves exploring and enhancing both the ability to imagine and core values. The ability to vividly imagine a goal, using multiple senses, elicits strong emotions, which in turn motivates behavioral change. Jonathan Rhodes measures participants' imagination abilities, and individuals can try self-assessment exercises to test their own imaginative capacities. By identifying and aligning goals with personal values, individuals can create a powerful inner drive that propels them towards success.
FIT for Athletes and Overcoming Obstacles
Functional imagery training is particularly useful for athletes in addressing consistency and performance-related challenges. By focusing on their unique choice points and training their minds to imagine success, athletes can overcome obstacles and maintain motivation. Jonathan Rhodes shares success stories where FIT has helped athletes like Irish Schmidbauer, a high diver, regain confidence after a traumatic experience and achieve their goals. FIT empowers athletes to redirect their thinking, make plans, and cultivate a performance-based routine that aligns with their values.
In your mind's eye, can you see yourself achieving your dream goal? Can you imagine what it would feel like? Who you'd be talking to when you achieve it?
Turns out the more you can imagine, the better your shot at achieving you goal.
But that's not the whole story…
This is part two of our two-parter on performance psychology.
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