[Shakezula]

Some Seth quotes on suggestion:

"There is no magic connected with suggestions - but repeated often enough, and believed in fervently, such suggestions do indeed take on a deeply habitual nature. They are no longer examined, but taken for literal truth."

"I am not telling you to gush out a steady stream of positive suggestions, whether or not they bear any relation to the situation at hand. I am saying that is far better to look on the most hoped-for outcome to any situation, and to voice that attitude rather than to always expect the poorest outcome, or express the most dire of attitudes."

"Now about the time lag on suggestions. This has nothing to do with time, but with the intensity of any suggestion, and any countering suggestions. The most intensive will triumph, though there may be obstacles in its way."

"...you should tell yourself frequently, I will only react to constructive suggestions, for this gives you some protection against your own negative thoughts and those of others."

"Your own conscious beliefs are the most important suggestions that you receive. All other ideas are rejected or accepted according to whether or not you believe they are true, in line with the steady conscious chattering that goes on within your mind most of the day -- the suggestions given to you by yourself."
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I like to repeat to myself the word "confidence" before beginning to play, or during a bathroom break while I am playing, especially if I am struggling with my game. or the phrase, "I now chose to act confident, and thus I become confident." (Of course it behooves a person to be "grounded" in the present moment, focused on the action-at-hand.)

Any suggestion should work. "I will play my best game, and will focus on the present moment". or, "I intend to take the necessary action, as I see fit, during play". or, "I chose to act aggressive, and will follow my own instincts."