Einstein never actually did very well in school. He was a C student who rarely went to class and relied on his girlfriend's class notes to study for exams, which he procrastinated for. He also went against his father's wishes by not going into engineering. He spent most of his free time brainstorming about his ideas in physics and his theories led him to become known as one of the smartest people of our time. Big Al was a firm believer in intuition. Actually his Theory for relativity just came as a hunch. He worked backwards, first coming up with the theory then he spent years trying to find formulas to prove it. I know that most people feel that things like The Secret and positive thinking is all BS, if you read most of Einstein's quotes they usually contain those same themes. He liked to take walks and just spend time thinking and visualizing the problem in his mind that he was working on.
Visualization is proven to be very effective in a variety of settings. Athletes who have injured and unable to perform physically but visualized themselves going over their technique everyday. Like anything else this becomes a skill that you have to work on everyday for it to be effective. If you can work your way up to 20-30 minutes of visualizing it can have a positive impact on your performance. There are actually studies that prove this. It can be helpful not only for sports but any stressful situations; a public speech, big test or even going out to socialize or market yourself at a big event. The best technique to use is to try to include all five senses while picturing your scene in your mind. Smell and feel the grass, taste your mouthguard, hear the calls and crowd and see the receiver making the cut.
--Buzzy
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