The Power Within

[inoverdrive]

Too many times we all (myself included) are quick to jump on here or other forums or search for the latest drug or product that will help us in the gym mentally. There are hundreds of supplements, drugs, routines and programs to get the "latest and quickest" results. Problem most of us have is the power and motivation is between our very own two ears. I myself find that I am my worst enemy. I focus on the wrong things (what I can not do or my limitations) and it screws up not only my work outs but my everyday job. The only way I or anybody can change that is to simply work on myself mentally. To overcome those negative thoughts and not look for it in a bottle. The mind is a powerful tool that I am continuing to work on and sharpen. So what or how do you guys mentally prepare?

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~Author Unknown~
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It is through the heartfelt recognition of the power that has been placed within us, that we develop the ability to overcome the shackles of past experiences that bind us, and which provides us with the steadfast hope that dispels all fear of the future. When we learn to place our physical, intellectual and emotional inclinations under subjection to the Spirit within, then do we begin to see our lives changed and transformed, from the inside out.

 

[b_cornelius]

Consumption is consumption. This is all food, just specific food. It's not the bottle but the flows of production which may temporarily isolate substance into a bottle.

We are concerned about inauthentic ideas that come from others. We know what we are not. We may even know alot about these things where we have conflicting degrees of both authenticity and inauthenticty.

Personally, for motivation, I started listening to music which resonates with my very authenticity. It gets me up, but no it does take many other aspects of life working in random for well functioning machinery.

 

[brocksamson]

Mentally prepare for life or a training session?
Visualization works well for both
Imagining you've already done the thing you are hoping to accomplish
and all the feelings associated with it

 

[method2madness]

I picture myself on stage at a competition in my best condition and tell myself "this is what I have to do to get back their and do even better"

 

[astral_essence]

To put it simply: Prayer

It allows us to channel that spirit you quoted lines from in your original post.