I dedicated all the time I had to it. The 10 hour workout was just what I put in the magazine at the time, but for me it was every waking moment.
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If you want to play something that you can't, you need to see and hear yourself doing it in your minds eye. It will start to happen
Interpretation
What this quote means
Visualizing success is key to achieving your goals.
This quote by Steve Vai emphasizes the power of visualization and imagination in the process of attaining skills or goals. By seeing and hearing yourself successfully performing an action in your mind's eye, you can manifest and motivate yourself to make that vision a reality, thereby encouraging you to take the necessary steps towards achieving what may initially seem impossible.
Themes
VisualizationMotivationSuccessImaginationGoals
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to students about setting and achieving their dreams.
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