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you how liberating it is to know that relaxation is jus t a blink away from ful l
awareness. Besides adding to your ps ychologi cal and phy sical resilienc e, thi s

opens up some wonderful and surpr ising new po ssibi lities. Fo r one thi ng, no w
that your conscious mind is free to take little breaks , you’ ll be delight ed by the
surges of creativity that will emerge out of your unco ns cious . You’ ll be come
more attuned to your intuition and will slowly beco me more and more true to

yourself stylistically. The unconscious mind is a powerful tool, and learni ng
how to relax under pressure is a key st step to tappi ng i nt o its po tent ial.
Interval work is a critical building block to becoming a cons istent long-
term performer. If you spend a few mont hs pr acticing stress and recovery in

your everyday life, you’ll lay the phy siologi cal foundat ion for be coming a
resilient, dependable pressure player. The nex t step is to create your trigge r for
the zone.