McGregor stated in an interview: “If you have a clear picture in your head that something is going to happen and a clear belief that it will happen no matter what then nothing can stop it. MMA fighter Conor McGregor, an open believer in the concept of the Law of Attraction, and an athlete that oozes complete confidence in his athleticism, states that his ability to envision his success and focus on the positive, especially in times of struggle, is what drives him forward. I don’t know if you’d call it visualising or dreaming, but I’ve always done it, my whole life”. “You’re trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a ‘memory’ before the game. Rooney claimed “I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well,” he once revealed. “For Rooney, this use of imagery – the act of creating and ‘rehearsing’ a positive mental experience in order to enhance your ability to achieve a successful outcome in real life – is an instinctive method honed since childhood” – Telegraph. Subconsciously, we naturally practice visualisation in our general day to day thought patterns, however the process is now being practiced and directed for those that would like to channel their consciousness towards a particular result.Īccording to the Telegraph, Wayne Rooney, Mohammed Ali, Andy Murray, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Jonny Wilkinson actively visualised their success before experiencing it.įor Wayne Rooney, the practice of visualising his sporting success was something he did naturally and has honed in on since he was a kid. Evidence demonstrates that our mind plays a vital role in creating our experience, making visualisation exercises a way to program the mind for a better experience. The goal is to produce a specific outcome with our mental energy, by focusing on what we would like to experience. Think of visualisation as a form of mental rehearsal.