The main thing is to maintain fixation during insertion.  You have to
overcome the tendency for your eye to "roll up" as you place the lens.
I think the easiest way is to concentrate on an object WITH THE OTHER
EYE (not the one you are inserting) because the finger/lens is "in the
way" of the receiving eye during placement.  So keep your hands out of
the line of sight of the opposite eye (this usually means reaching
around the top of your head with the opposite hand to immobilize the
upper lid) so you get an unobstructed view of whatever you choose to
look at.  I usually train people with a mirror and have them look with
the fellow eye at the inserting finger.  The rest is mental.  Zen might
help.

w.stacy, o.d.