Practice Mental Rehearsal

One of the findings from our Entrecode research programmes into habits of successful entrepreneurs is the power of mental rehearsal.

Mental rehearsal is rehearsing an event or decision before it happens in your mind and asking what ifs..... and thinking them through. What if this happens - what will I do? What if they do that - how will I respond? The process is very powerful in complex interpersonal situations i.e. selling, negotiating, appraising etc.

Some entrepreneurs ask "what would 'X' do in this situation?" 'X' could be Richard Branson or someone else they value.

Mental rehearsal is one of the techniques we call purposeful practice which is how people develop their talents.

Try it.