Montage Yourself

John Wilson, the BBC Radio 4 Arts reporter recently presented a show called "Pump Up The Volume" investigating why many people call music sport's "legal drug". In some research studies, music has been shown to increase physical performance by 20 per cent, while reducing an athlete's perception of effort by 10 per cent.

Music doesn't just impact sporting performance though, and it's not just for athletes. We can employ music to drive performance across all components of our life.
Music blocks out the inhibitors to our success; the sound of your heart pumping over-time, the sound of the washing machine going, the soundtrack to your day to day which keeps you firmly rooted in the 'now'. It opens the door to a place in your mind where you are no longer constrained. You are your own definition of greatness for that moment. You can run faster. You have a great idea. You feel 21 again.

Music provides a soundtrack to our thoughts to create a mini-montage of our life in our minds, driving a shot of adrenaline through the body to fuel a burst of inspiration.

Use music when you are working on your aspiration.

Your mind will think you are capable of more. Now just the rest of you needs to catch up.