An interview with snowboarder Shaun White discussing the role of visualization and goal-setting in achieving success. Shaun describes mentally rehearsing details (music, clothing, dialogue with family) to 'paint a picture' of the goal, then taking incremental steps toward it and balancing ambitious long-term goals with small, attainable tasks.
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What's the role of visualization in terms of achieving your goals? That's huge. I mean, obviously setting the goals is one thing, but then actually obtaining them in the. In the steps you take. I really think about everything, honestly. I think about the music that's going to be played. I think about what I'll be wearing. What? The sky. That's literally what you're going to be wearing. What I'm going to be wearing, like, you know what I'm going to say to my family, you know, I don't know. It really helps though, because you paint this picture and then you got an idea in your mind and then you. And then. So that's the goal finally. And you can see it in many ways. And then you just take those little steps to get there. And I always say that visualization and goal setting is very similar, but it's like any little step you can take in the direction is the right step and obviously not biting off more than you can chew. So I tend to set very high goals for myself and then low goals.