The best example of the successful use of guided imagery or self-hypnosis is Tiger Woods ... and you may be interested to know how to do this for yourself. Continue reading, and all will be revealed further below ...

Woods' ability to produce peak performance by "willing himself into the zone" is unprecedented.

Perhaps his Thai background on his mother's side, has a great influence on his Zen-like approach. But then again, not everyone has the time, patience, and support structure that Tiger has used since the age of 13.

Jay Brunza, a clinical psychologist, was amongst the team that helped Tiger to concentrate better to improve his performance. Brunza taught him mental tricks to increase his concentration and hypnotized Tiger to instil some of his lessons. He even taught the young golfer how to hypnotize himself to get the same results.

If you can get hold of them, watch old video footage of Tiger when he was playing to his best. Notice, how before each shot, he blinks twice on purpose. This is a post-hypnotic trigger, a signal for him to instantly "get into the zone".

It's something that Brunza instilled in him, to allow him to automatically achieve that Zen-like state of mind and perform to his ultimate unconscious best.

You may also notice, when you carefully watch his recent performance, that he's stopped using the post-hypnotic trigger these days, which may be one of the reasons why he's recently not quite on top form, is he?