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RISING WOMEN EXPERT
ADVICE...
Visualizing
Your Success - A Solid Technique to Business Success
Visualization. You have
probably heard about this technique more times than you can count. And, like
most business- minded individuals looking for solid, tried and tested ways
to get the business success you want, you have probably disregarded this
word and its associated descriptions as not right for you or your business.
Well, I have some wonderful news for you. There is such a thing as a solid,
tried and tested technique for business success and goal attainment. It’s
called visualization! You already have the skills and you have used this
technique almost every time you have accomplished something, learned a new
skill, begun and finished a project, or acquired a desired object. There is
genuine science behind the feel good, positive and inspirational phrases
decorating corporate walls and so many very good reasons why this technique
works. There is also evidence everywhere we look. Let me explain:
If you are sitting in a comfortable chair as you read this, please focus
your attention for a time on the chair.
Someone, somewhere had an idea; a strong, emotional desire to design
furniture. She drew pictures, imagined the designs in her mind and imagined
being recognized for her achievements by being awarded a contract with a
major furniture company. She could feel the excitement of seeing her first
pieces of furniture in the company showroom. And so it was.
Someone else dreamed of retailing furniture and soft goods, and had a strong
emotional attachment to making it succeed. He drew pictures of how his
storefront would look, how the furniture would be laid out and exactly what
kind of furniture and soft goods he wished to stock. He visualized staff
members giving excellent service to the many customers who came through
those doors and each time he visualized, his excitement grew. His vision
became more real, more detailed and closer to reality! He soon began talking
to everyone about the store he planned to have, not the store he hoped to
open. And soon it was so.
Another individual had a desire to own a big rig and see the country at the
same time. She had a strong emotional commitment to the freedom of the open
road and the feeling of owning and driving such a big vehicle. She
visualized the size and shape of the rig, the colour of the cab, the
horsepower, the name of her trucking company on the cab doors, the stops she
would make and places she would see. She visualized the skills she would
need to realize her goal, envisioned loading and unloading trailers,
checking her brakes, checking in at weigh stations, and going through
customs inspections. Soon, she was meeting other people who had done what
she was about to do. She signed up for driver training and finally,
“happened” to be in the right place at the right time and was able to buy a
big rig from a fellow who was about to retire.
Finally, someone else, perhaps you, had an idea of buying furniture,
envisioned it passionately, including colour and placement in the room. You
shopped, saved, watched for sales and acquired the very chair in which you
are now sitting in. You may have cut pictures out of magazines, catalogues
or fliers, visualizing how the furniture would look in your living room,
even imagining which of your favourite artwork and other treasures would
look best with the new pieces. Soon, it was as if the furniture was already
yours. As you saw yourself sitting in that comfy new chair, and visualizing
having company sit on the new sofa while you offered drinks and appetizers,
you just knew that this was most certainly going to happen! And it did. You
visualized it into its current existence.
As you noticed the path this chair has taken, did you notice any
similarities in the scenarios?
In all cases, the idea (which is often in and of itself visualization) was
always accompanied by a strong, emotional tag and openness to the process of
acquisition.
One of the most important tools we have is our power of visualization and
the use of the subconscious mind. We are not ruled by the subconscious mind,
but served by this wonderful part of our human make-up.
The subconscious mind is at your command and can coordinate the events in
your life to fit the pattern it recognizes as your predominant feelings and
wishes. It will set about to guide your actions and behaviours to bring
about the result you desire.
The subconscious mind does not recognize the difference between “imaginings”
and reality, nor does it operate on a time or space continuum. For this
reason, when you imagine yourself successful, use positive words and
affirmations, and act as though you are already successful. While doing this
generate excitement, enthusiasm and passion into your visualizations. The
subconscious mind, being a servant, has no choice but to follow. You will
find yourself taking the necessary actions, speaking to the appropriate
people, and getting closer and closer to your desired success!
The subconscious does not recognize negatives, such as “I don’t want to be
poor”, but will quickly recognize phrases such as “I am wealthy and have all
I need to sustain and grow this successful business”. The subconscious
recognizes this as a current truth and begins the process of bringing that
truth into being.
“Visualization” is really so much more than the word implies. It is creating
in your “mind’s eye”, in your heart and in every fibre of your being, a plan
and an accompanying emotional desire so strong, straight and pure that it is
guaranteed to become reality. That is the power you possess.
A. Jeannie Lawler-Lunn, Rec. T., B.G.S. (Psych) C.C.H.T. is president
& founding therapist of CareWell - An Adult Day Support Program for Seniors
& 50+.
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