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What does it mean to be IN THE ZONE?


 

Have you ever watched a football game where everything appears to be going perfectly for the quarterback? He is so calm and confident on this day, that he makes every play look easy...without much effort necessary. Everything just seems to be FLOWING so naturally for him! Doesn't it seem as though he simply cannot possibly do anything wrong during that game? But then, during the next game, he throws six interceptions, and fumbles the ball away twice! Now, during this game, doesn't it seems like he simply cannot do anything right??   This is a perfect example of somebody being "in the zone" or "in the flow" during the first game, and then being distracted, nervous, and completely OUT of his zone for the second game.   So, what is the difference between a smoothly flowing day, and a difficult, struggling day? The difference is: **EMOTIONAL RESISTANCE**   The amount of emotional resistance you're feeling can create many internal conflicts, thus triggering your debilitating performance anxiety. Emotional resistance shows up in us as fears, doubts, worries, limiting beliefs, negative thoughts, negative emotions, and outside distractions. And all of them can seriously distract you, just when you need to be 100% focused on what you're doing. However, if you are 'in the flow', you are typically not fearful or questioning your abilities at all. You are completely relaxed and focused.

 Now, what if you could access your 'ZONE' anytime, you needed to?
 
 
 
 PowerCount8 Zone-Training Exercises
For Practicing Going Into 'The Zone'
 
Practicing these special PowerCount8 Zone Training exercises on a daily basis will help you become
 so good at getting "In The Zone" that you will be able to go into your zone whenever, wherever
you need to, usually in just a few minutes!
 


Here is how I would suggest you practice using this
PowerCount8 Zone Training technique on a daily basis...
 
 In this first section, you will practice tuning out distractions so that
 you will be better able to focus on what you're doing.


 

DO THIS FIRST: Find a magazine that has some long articles of at least two or more pages each. It is best if the articles do NOT interest you at all (you want several very boring articles).                                                 DO THIS SECOND: Start reading a boring article in FRONT of your television (with the volume turned up LOUD), while your favorite program is showing. It is vital that you maintain your focus on reading the article, while completely IGNORING the program on television!   Attempting to focus 100% on reading the boring article, while your favorite show is on TV -- at least once a day, will greatly help you to master the ability of TUNING OUT distractions! As soon as you lose your focus on the article, count backward from 8 - 87654321.   If you do not have a television available, you can substitute a personal stereo with headphones, and playing some good comedy while trying to read your articles. There are several comedy stations on the Web.   What about just playing music while reading the boring article?  Playing music, however, is NOT typically a good choice, since music is often easy for most people to tune out. Whereas, playing funny comedy routines from various comedians tends to be far more difficult to ignore.   Another way you can practice this Zone Training: If there is a fun party or other event going on around you, you could take a few minutes away to yourself, to read a boring article while completely ignoring everything else that you might be missing.     Next, you will start to practice TUNING IN your mind, so you can enter the zone quickly, and easily...whenever you need to...                                                 DO THIS THIRD:  Start repeating the following phrases...    I CHOOSE to feel completely calm while I am reading this article about _______ 87654321.    I CHOOSE to feel relaxed and at peace while I am reading this article 87654321 .    I CHOOSE to be completely focused on reading this important article 87654321.    I CHOOSE to feel completely free of my need to watch the television 87654321.    I CHOOSE to tune my thoughts into what I am doing right now 87654321.    I CHOOSE to be completely focused on what I need to be doing 87654321.    Remember to take a deep breath, and exhale slowly after you complete each round.                                              DO THIS FOURTH: Continue reading your article. Then whenever you start to feel the urge to watch TV, just repeat the above phrases with counting backward from 8 until you no longer feel that urge.                                                                                            NOTE: When you first start practicing this exercise, you may feel tempted to stop reading, and watch television. Don't worry, this urge is normal. Just continue practicing this technique, and you will soon see a very noticeable difference in your ability to tune out your outside distractions, and focus solely on your task!  Here are some additional tasks that you can use for improving your                            ability to focus on what you're doing... Listen to a music CD of a symphony orchestra, and pick out just single ONE violin. Ignore EVERYTHING else, and just focus all of your attention on that one violin. Being an accomplished musician, myself, this has become quite easy for me to do. ---------------------------------------------------------- You can also practice this by sitting outside, and picking out the singing of just ONE single bird, while ignoring everything else that's going on around you. Then, just HOLD your focus there on that one bird. See how long you can hold your focus on that bird. I suggest holding a stop watch, and start it when you begin focusing on the bird, and stop it as soon as you lose your focus on the bird. Keep trying to increase the length of time you're able to focus your attention on that bird. ----------------------------------------------------------- A few years ago, one of my clients suggested that I try dining out at a noisy restaurant, and picking out just ONE conversation between two people among the many voices in the room, and holding your total attention on that single conversation. I have done that on several occasions, and it really works! In fact, there was even a time when I have approached the couple (sitting on the OTHER side of the restaurant) having the conversation that I was following, and mentioned, "Excuse me, I couldn't help over-hearing your conversation...." Needless to say, they were downright shocked that anybody could possibly hear, and FOLLOW their conversation through all of that loud clutter going on all around them. ------------------------------------------------------------ In fact, I have become so proficient at focusing my attention in this manner that I can listen to an ordinary fan, or even a ceiling fan, and COUNT the number of different sounds and vibration frequencies that are emanating from that fan. I can then focus my total attention on any ONE of those sounds, and hold my attention there all day if I wanted. THAT is what I call possessing true Power Focus.                                         ANOTHER PLUS TO USING THIS TRAINING METHOD: This technique can also greatly improve your ability to pay attention in school, at work, or for focusing while studying and doing homework; along with many other helpful benefits! It is this consistent counting, while concentrating on the issue, that gradually weakens and reduces your stress and anxiety levels down to zero: Repeated use effectively acts to reduce the amount of emotional intensity you're feeling from your negative issues down to zero feeling. Each round whittles away more and more of the negative emotional connection between your brain and your body, so that the negative emotions will no longer have much of an affect on you. And then, we basically "rewire" your brain by replacing that negative emotion it with a purely positive affirmation, which we proceed to 'cement into place' by repeating it over and over and over. It's highly effective.

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