The following story is a great example of the power of self hypnosis. "He was not going to knock me out! I was in the middle of the first round of my first Thai kickboxing fight. I had accepted it on short notice. My opponent had 15 fights under his belt and was a state title holder. I was in big trouble! Lucky for me I had set a goal that was achievable and I rehearsed that scenario in my mind for the last couple of hours before the fight. Otherwise I WOULD have been knocked out and quite possibly injured (or more injured than I already was). I realized after taking the fight that I had made a bit of a mistake but ego and pride wouldn't let me back out. My parents were coming from interstate to watch and my new girlfriend (now my wife) was also going to be there. I knew that winning was highly improbable and that getting a beating was just as highly probable...but I knew I could stop him from knocking me out and making me look stupid. Now that was an achievable goal! On the day of the fight I set that outcome in mind, found a safe place to meditate, and went through the images of me standing at the end of the fight in my mind. I made them as vivid as possible and felt relief as through it had already happened....
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