That little voice in your head could be your biggest obstacle.<\/p>\n
Studies have shown that on average, a person thinks around 1000 negative thoughts a day and about 5000 of those are about themselves.<\/p>\n
In an interactive CLP, Tuesday, March 4, titled \u201cThe Science of Success: How to Succeed in Fitness and in Life,\u201d Furman alumnus Martin Rooney \u201993 encouraged the audience of about 150 students and community members to take control of the negative voice and instead feed themselves positive messages.<\/p>\n
A former U.S. bobsledder, Division I track athlete, and physical therapist, Rooney is an internationally recognized fitness expert, best-selling author, and motivational speaker. He has worked with NBA, WNBA, NFL, and MLB athletes and has given presentations to Fortune 500 companies such as Nike and Hasbro. During the CLP he focused on how others could make improvements in their own lives through strategies he calls \u201cSuccess Actions\u201d and \u201cRooney Rules.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some of his foundational Success Actions include \u201cfinding your truth north\u201d and \u201ccleaning your backyard.\u201d Rooney emphasized that in order to start making improvement in your life, you need to take a stand for something, set goals, and make them public. Acting like the person you want to be makes you start believing it.<\/p>\n
Rooney claimed that it\u2019s the little voice inside your head that \u201clies to you\u201d and makes assumptions that could hold you back. He proved this through a small relaxation exercise in which he encouraged the audience to relax and close their eyes while he recited a list of 12 words. After going through the list a few times, he asked the audience to write down the words that they remembered. Over 60% of the audience wrote down a word was not a part of the list that Rooney recited.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Rooney encouraged the audience not to hold back and to \u201ctake the emergency brake off.\u201d \u00a0Taking chances in life helps get you further in life, and according to Rooney, \u201cyou\u2019ll never fail if you go all out.\u201d He emphasized that everyone is capable of greatness, we just don\u2019t always believe in it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe great,\u201d Rooney said \u201cIf it was easy, everyone would be going for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event was sponsored by Furman PHOKUS (Promoting Healthy Options through Knowledge, Understanding, and Service), a student organization that focuses on peer health education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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