Mind Magic

appear so confident? Take a good look and see what it is that’s making the difference.
Think of your magic words and run them through your head over and over again as you stare at this perfectly confident version of yourself.
Now imagine yourself walking straight towards that cinema screen and MELTING into it. Once you’ve passed through the screen, imagine yourself TAKING OVER that confident version of yourself that you’ve been looking at.
FEEL the confidence flowing into your body, like a current of blue electricity. Notice every part of your body filling up with that beautiful blue confidence. Notice how differently you stand, speak and interact with the other characters who have come onscreen.
When you feel your confidence begin to bubble up inside you, allow the cinema screen to go dark and bring yourself back into the room where you’re sitting or lying. Give your toes a good wiggle, then stretch out your arms and legs, waggling your fingers, and open your eyes.
This process is like learning to ride a bike. Sometimes you fall off it, and THAT’S OK! We might allow our minds to wander, or we might even fall asleep (guilty).
The most important thing is to try and try again. If you do become distracted, just bring your attention back to your breathing and the cinema screen

Sit or lie down somewhere quiet where you can hear yourself think. Close your eyes and imagine a purple light, like a floating spaceship, hovering above your head. We’ll call this your LIGHT OF RELAXATION.
Feel the light float down to your feet, and imagine it softly washing over them, relaxing them. As you do this, repeat to yourself: ‘My feet are relaxed, my feet are relaxed, my feet are relaxed.’
Now allow the light to spread through your feet to your legs, through your entire body, relaxing you as it goes.
Once your body is relaxed, pay close attention to your breathing. Breathe in deeply for a few seconds, hold the air in your lungs and then slowly release it. As you release the air, imagine that you’re also breathing out all your worries. Then take another deep breath and repeat 20 times.
Now, imagine a gigantic cinema screen in front of you. On that screen is YOU, looking the most confident you’ve ever been. Why do you ap

You will need your magic words for this conjuring, or you can use the ones I suggested earlier in the chapter.
‘I am confident and brave’
OR
‘I decide what I think about myself, not other people’.