Visualisation is a powerful tool! For weeks before I have to say an important speech,
I visualise myself up on stage. I see what I’m wearing. I watch myself speaking
confidently in a relaxed manner. I hear the audience laughing. I feel people touching
my arm as they thank me afterwards. This technique really works. The wonderful
thing is that you already know how to do it – all it takes is using your imagination.
Your imagination is something that you use daily already. What do think is going on
when you travel to work every day? Your mind is busy imagining things. You imagine
things in the future, like how the meeting will go, or how you will talk to your boss,
or how you will make love to your partner. You even imagine things that happened
in the past; you might relive that lovemaking, or imagine how you could have
handled your boss differently. Yes, you use your imagination all the time. When you
visualise, you’re using your imagination with purpose. You direct your thoughts just
like a movie director.
Let your daydreams open up possibilities for your life. Decide on a project and take
action every day. Support yourself through visualisation so that passion and
motivation live side by side with your dreams. Be like the pilot, following the flight
plan, embracing the changes in weather and eventually touching down in the place
of your dreams.
Journal work
Imagine that it’s two years from now. You wake up; the sun is
streaming into your room. You smile and stretch and realise you are
living your best life. Describe that life in detail. Have fun with this
exercise. Really let go and don’t block your imagination in any way.
Write freely for about half an hour or until you feel complete. Now
close your journal and put it away for a week.Practice
Read your journal entry from the previous exercise. Make a decision
to implement a change in your life that takes you one step closer to
your best life. What are the next small steps you can take to begin
implementing that change? Take them. Repeat this daily until that
change is integrated in your life.