Monday, October 27, 2014

Let Your Imagination Do the Work!

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding.  Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade.  Your mind will seek to develop this picture!”  ~ Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

I learnt about visualization from Jack Canfield, the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, in his book The Success Principles. Canfield emphasizes the power of positive visualization in achieving your goals. Visualization is the process of vividly imagining a situation as if it were happening right now. When you do this, you are propelled closer to the imagined reality. Visualization can make your dreams come true. How?

When you actively imagine yourself living your dream life and having achieved your goals, your subconscious is activated, harnessing your innate creativity. Your brain focuses on solutions that you may not have noticed. Then, you are drawn the people, resources and opportunities that can make it happen. Amazing things start to happen.

This sounds unbelievable. Yet, visualization is used by Olympic gold medalists, athletes, and CEO’s of multi-million dollar corporations, and they say it works!

You can practice visualization on your own to make your dreams come true sooner. Here’s how:


Go to a quiet place and make yourself comfortable. Think about something that you want in your life. Close your eyes, and imagine that you’ve got it, it has happened. Let yourself mentally visualize what it feels like to have what you want. Imagine the scene in vivid detail. Where are you? Who are you with? What activity are you engaged in? How do you feel? What do you see, smell, and hear? Spend a few more minutes with your eyes closed, being in this visualization. When you are done, write it down in as much detail as you can remember. To make this even more powerful, do this mental exercise for 5 minutes every day this week. 

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