“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.
