The majority of people out there have some form of limiting beliefs. These are ideas like “I am not good enough,”“ I never win,” or “I am good in qualifications but I never win eliminations.” Basically, they are any type of idea that puts you in a box with a statement that has a negative outcome. Saying I never win is pretty much you telling yourself not to win. These negative thoughts are usually wrapped around something you care about or take personally. The problem with these negative thoughts or limiting beliefs is that we start to believe them. The more you repeat these thoughts and sayings, the more they get integrated into your mind.
This is why all books on the mental game say you must stay positive. The problem is if you don’t want to think these thoughts, and you still do, how do you stop?
This is where hypnosis comes in. If you keep hearing this type of dialogue in your head, it has to come from somewhere. It usually comes from an event or circumstance that happened a long time ago, typically an experience that you have forgotten about probably because you were very young at the time. These types of situations are very common. We all have had experiences and bumps in the road when we were little. It just depends on the circumstances and emotional charge the event held at the time. This time in our lives that I speak of is before the age of 10. Before the age of 10, our subconscious is under construction and we have not developed our conscious mind yet. This is that time when the young children take everything in. They are like little sponges; they just suck everything up. After the age of 10 the conscious mind begins to be developed. This is when you notice your children begin to have opinions.
Through hypnosis we can rework the framework of the subconscious changing the beliefs and ideas that are stored there. It is as simple as revisiting the moment that you experienced when you were young and then look at it in a more rational way. This is easily done when an individual is in a hypnotic state.
You may wonder how we find the problem ideas or thoughts. These ideas and thoughts are actually tied to the thoughts that you’re struggling with. So beginning with the negative thought forms is a great place to start. Once these thoughts are cleaned up the noise in your mind quiets down and you go from limitations to limitless.
This is how hypnosis can give you a great advantage in a sport like archery. If you ask anyone they will tell you that archery is 90% mental so by conquering the mental side of this sport you are way ahead of your competition.