Does visualisation really work?

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Today's daily dose: Does visualisation really work?
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One thing for sure - if you can "see" it in your minds eye, you are more likely to achieve it. That's almost a given. We know it, we do it - but usually on an ad-hoc basis.

And one of the reasons is simple - life and other people's issues get in the way of what you want to see, be and achieve.

We say we want something - we write out affirmations - "I am so happy and grateful now that I have ....." and then we carry on living our lives as we have always done. Then we wonder why things don't change. One of the reasons is because of the negative chatter that runs through our minds like static on a radio. "this stuff doesn't really work" "I don't deserve it" or whatever is your personal negative chatter. But those people who really know what they want, will go out of their way to focus on the end result, and every minute of every day they are finding ways to ensure they reach it. Case in point - recently of course - the Olympics. These athletes have spent the last 4 years (and sometimes longer) preparing for their shot at gold. Their lives revolved around this particular goal. Every thing they ate and drank. Every training session they undertook - was in preparation for this one shot at gold. Sure - lots of people didn't get to the gold medal position on the podium - but shooting for the moon and reaching the stars is not a bad effort if you think about it.

Are your dreams "real"? Can you truly visualise these things coming to you? If you can you stand far more chance of these things coming to you than if your vision for what you want is a little blurred around the edges.

Now you may or may not have seen "the secret" - remember the - visualise it and it will come, of course they missed one rather large component - remember you still have to do something.

For instance, Olympic athletes become Olympic athletes because they wanted it, and they worked hard at it. It was their reason for being, their entire focus for at least 4 years of their lives. They still had to turn up to every training session, and more importantly they had to go to Beijing and compete with every one else who had laser focus on becoming the gold medallist.

So yes visualisation does work, when you work at it.

Live your life in glorious technicolor detail - but don't forget to act on those "dreams" otherwise that's all they will ever be.


With many thoughts
Elle

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Comments

[Chris]

Hi Elle,
Totally agree with the post but I do have a problem! I have tried visualisation before but never really got anywhere because I can't "see" my vision at all (I am not a visual person, much more emotional / kinsethetic) & this frustrates me no end. Can you suggest or point me towards any techniques to learn / improve my visualisation skills so I can improve my focus?

Many thanks for all your hard work!

Chris