Imagine Success

     What comes to your mind when you think of SUCCESS?  You may begin to think of people you personally know or have heard about that you think of as successful.  Of the people you think of it may depend upon what areas of life that you feel produce successful people.  I mean, if you think they come from business you may think of Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs to name but a few.  If you are more the athletic type you ay have thoughts of Pele, Michael Phelps, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Michael Jordon, or Tom brady depending upon what sporting activity you are fondest of.  If science is your thing, it could be Sir Isaac Newton, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein or one we’ll never be able to live without --- Tim Berners Lee, English creator of the world wide web!  You may have your own big dreams of success and whatever that means to you. Everyone has their dreams!

     Whether you want to be winning an Olympic medal or making your first million, you can use the power of visualization to make your dreams of success a reality.

1.      Picture Yourself Winning

     Just wanting to be successful isn’t enough. You have to be able to taste your success. Picture yourself being offered that promotion, being congratulated by friends and family, seeing your new business cards.

     Make your success as real and detailed as you can. How good does it feel?  If YOU can’t see yourself in a successful position, how is anyone else going to be able to see you as successful?

2.      Find Your Trigger

     Finding your own personal success trigger can be a powerful way to keep the momentum going and your energy high. Write down your big goal, whether it’s winning an Oscar or scholarship, or running your own business. Make it a positive statement that is straightforward and concise. For example, “I will be promoted to Vice President next year.”

     Look at your trigger statement every day. Maybe make it your computer wallpaper or your smartphone’s lock screen. When Jim Carrey was a young actor trying to make it big, he famously wrote himself a $10million check dated far into the future. When that day came, he was offered $10million for his role in Dumb and Dumber.

     Remember that story when you see your trigger statement and think of how good it will feel to achieve your goal.

3.      Create A Vision Board

     Vision boards help to make your dreams concrete. You can use pictures, photos, affirmations, and quotes to create a picture of the life you want.

     A vision board can be a poster, a Pinterest board, a whiteboard, or a journal. Make you sure you keep your vision board where you can see it every day and add to it when you need to or when you find a new photo or quote that really speaks to you.

4.      Feed Your Dream

     You can make your visualization even more potent by nourishing it with positivity. Don’t put all the good feelings in the future but feed your dream with happy memories. Think of times when you felt happy, successful, and content with your life.

     These positive images reinforce to your mind that you have already proven you can have a happy, fulfilled life. Keep negativity at bay by reminding yourself that you have done it, you are doing it, you can do it!

     It may take you longer than you originally thought to become the success you are wanting to achieve.  But use these suggestions to help keep your goal visualized in your mind.  Eventually you can achieve the success of your goals.  Just remember, we’re only human!

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"True success is the culmination

of many failures."