If you dream it… you can achieve it.
In both life and work, your success starts with a goal. These goals can be anything you choose – getting a raise, finding your dream partner or home, quitting a bad habit, losing weight, building a new business, etc. Your goals exist to give you a purpose and keep your mind focused on the right path. Unfortunately, many people remain stuck in the “goal” phase – they have all the right intentions, sometimes even a plan, but can never finalize it or bring it into fruition. There are a multitude of reasons why this may happen – our lives are too busy, we’re impatient, or we fall victim to our own fears and negative social pressures. How can we overcome these challenges and push past them to achieve our goals?
Seeing = Believing
Visualization has been used by successful people for ages to achieve their desired outcomes and goals. This method helps people achieve their dream lives, finishing one task after another with extreme focus and confidence. We all are capable of this power, but may be out of practice when it comes to using it.
Before we believe in our goals, we must establish an idea of what they look like first. This is why visualization is so important. Visualization is a technique where you create a positive mental image of a future event, focusing on your desired outcome. You enable yourself to picture what can be, creating a version of your “preferred future” in your mind. When you see this positive future unfolding before you, it motivates you to pursue it!
Visualization is not a “gimmick”, and it’s not just wistfully hoping for a better future. It’s a method of performance improvement widely used by people in a variety of careers that’s supported by scientific evidence. Athletes use visualization to increase their athletic performance and improve concentration and coordination. Visualization can help anyone perform with more confidence and perfection.
Why Does Visualization Work?
It can activate your creative subconscious, generating new creative ideas and ways to achieve your goal. It can also make you more aware of the resources available to achieve your goals. Visualization also fires up the “law of attraction” to draw resources, people, and circumstances needed to achieve these goals. Repeated visualizing can also motivate you to complete necessary actions to pursue your dreams.
How To Visualize!
Visualization is simple. Close your eyes and imagine (as vividly and with as much detail as possible) how your life would be and how you would look if your dream had already been realized. Picture being inside of yourself, and looking out at the ideal result you’ve already achieved. You can also create “Goal Pictures” in your mind of an outcome as if you’ve already accomplished it. If one of your goals is to buy your dream home, envision yourself walking through the front door. If you’re wishing for a new car, picture yourself in the drivers seat. If your goal is to travel and visit Paris, find an appropriate picture and place yourself in it.
Create a visual picture of every aspect of your dream life – this can include skills and talents, your career, your finances, your purchases, etc. Create vivid mental pictures of yourself succeeding!
Once your subconscious becomes engaged, this process can transform the way you set and achieve goals forever. Surround yourself with positive people, read and listen to uplifting content, and flood your consciousness with positive messages. Remember that visualization cannot replace hard work and practice, but behavioral and mental change is the first step in creating any life you desire!
