Do you believe?

My husband took a class in college about this. His homework was always interesting. He had to visualize himself succeeding in all kinds of different ways.
 
Hmm. My instructor at my field-internship site is really into this kind of visualizing success... me, I'm a little allergic to anything that requires me to "believe". But then, how successful am I? :lol: I suspect it's a lot like the magic feather in the movie Dumbo - if you believe in it, it works! And if it works for you, keep doing it.
 
I did read "The Secret". It's very interesting, but I'm a skeptic of the whole theory.

As far as agility goes being positive and believing in yourself and your dog will definitely boost your confidence, so you'll probably perform better.
 
I have to say, I believe that the way we perceive ourselves or others has a direct affect on our life. Not just competitions. I did a lot of personal growth about 6-10 years ago. I mean A LOT! Simply by looking at things differently, it opened up a whole new world.

Of course though, I can never seem to calm my nerves no matter what I do. However, I also believe a person can only change so much. lol. I know I'm cynical and can be pessimistic. I don't have a lot of belief in myself nor my abilities. But for me, that is the challenge. That is why I feel competitive. It makes me want to be a better person (or handler, or whatevers). It feeds my need to be the best I can be.

And so, being competitive works for me. Yes, it can work against me as you have seen by my posts at times (meaning I get down on myself), but that's why I love this group. You guys help me back up. :)
 
I went to a race school once and one thing we did was to close our eyes and do a lap in our head. They timed us and interestingly most people were close to the real time it took. The guy putting it on said he then used that to visualize where he was going to improve (world champion so worth at least a listen :lol:)

I can see where this could translate to agility well since body position and mannerisms matter so much. The hard part is that you get so few repetitions of a course so it would be much harder to do at trial time.
 
Yep, I've read it/heard it from one trainer/competitor, too. She wrote on her blog abour positive attitude and how it affects her runs a lot. I remember she described some situations like she told her dad that she can't make this turn right or that she will be disqualified at certain place..... and guess what, she failed at the exact thing she mentioned before. AND her point was - when she felt positive, believed in herself, she made it! :smile2: I think, as someone mentioned before, it also applies to our lives. There are situations when I'm really nervous, but more times I try to play it out in my head w/ succesful scenario, more relaxed I feel and result is usually better. So overall I think it's about you being calm and relaxed. If you can do that w/o believing etc etc, then it's not that necessary imo. But some ppl really find that helpful.
 
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