In 2019, I turned 30 and set a really lofty goal for myself: to compete in a powerlifting meet and run my first full marathon in the same weekend. It had been stewing in my head for the better part of 5 years and I found a weekend and a location where I could pull it off. I started really training for it in August of that year, with the both events happening at the end of November.

I floated every other Saturday during that prep, and every time I got in the tank, I visualized some part of either the meet or the race. I made weight in my head over and over again. I went through my opening attempts and felt how easy and smooth they were. I watched myself on the turnaround part of the Philly marathon, not feeling defeated despite having to cover miles that we already did. And most importantly, I watched myself cross the finish line with 3:50:xx on the clock. Over and over and over and over. I was obsessed.

I won’t recap the whole weekend, but I’ll show you this: 

Visualization is a POWERFUL tool, and there is no better place to do it than in the float tank. I still float with the intent to visualize the future I want for myself and for our business. While I think a lot of my early “success” with floating was due to my lack of expectations and judgement in HOW I was floating, I can now go in with an intention and see it through.

I say this all the time - there is no right or wrong ways to float. Visualize, relax, or sleep! Clear your mind or think intently about one thing (or everything). It’s all good.