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Feb 13 2008

Visualization – The Key To Success!

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Good visualization skills will ultimately contribute to success for all those involved in self growth and personal development programs. Visualization is always one of the key factors that must be developed for consistent success, and rightly so. We live in a mental universe and it is our consciousness that actually gives us the sensation of the life that we experience. So if we are unable to create thought images as detailed as we would like, the full realization and satisfaction of our world will probably be lacking.

Everything that we do, we do so in the form of some thought image, a picture with emotions and other sensory information. However, most people have not really developed their ability to create these thought images. A simple test for this is to think about the future you most desire to have. What does that future look like? Describe the image that you see in your mind’s eye of your goal.

Most people have great difficulty doing this simply because they have never fully developed this skill. When they engage in goal setting, as part of their personal growth and self help programs, they eventually lose interest in the program because they are unable to generate the pictures that are necessary to follow through and achieve their goal.

Without those pictures, those thought images their mind does not have a plan to follow and no clear blueprint, to impress into the universal mind for physical expression. When the image of what we want is unclear or missing there can only be confusion. What the mind cannot see it cannot achieve!

Here are a few tips and exercises that you can do, on a daily bases, to help develop your image creating abilities.
Exercise number 1.
Try observing something around you and record what you see. Write down everything that you observe about that object, and then ask someone else to observe the same object and see if they come up with a similar list. This can be fun if you make it into a game and it is a great way to introduce older children into the world of focused visualization. Most young children have already mastered this skill. Next, close your eyes and see how much of that object you can recreate in your mind in detail.

Exercise number 2.
Observe two similar, but different items, such as two trees. First pick out the things that make them similar, next observe the things that make them dissimilar. Again, just as you did in the first exercise, after you have completed the first part, close your eyes and see it you can create both trees, one at a time, in your mind. Next, to make it even more interesting see if you can create both trees in your mind at the same time.

Exercise number 3.
Observe an object around you, then close your eyes and recreate that object in your mind, only put it in another location. If you observe a tree in the woods, or even your back yard, imagine that tree on a beach, or even in the middle of a parking lot.

Please don’t attempt to do these exercises one right after another you will only meet with frustration and end up abandoning the whole process. These exercises should be done over a period of weeks, even months. Take one per week and do that one every day or several times per day. As you master one, move on to the next one. Your ability to visualize is like any other talent that you have, it must be developed. Each one of these exercises will introduce another variable for you to master. As you do each one you will learn how to observe, how to recognize detail, but also how to add detail to your own visualizations and work with your imagination. As you work more with your imagination you will also be opening the door to fuller realization of your intuition. That is the ultimate goal. That is when you will make the most of the law of attraction.

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For over thirty years I have had a passion for studying the principles, methods and techniques of spiritual, and personal growth and development and executive consulting. Over the past 10 years in addition to private and corporate consulting, I have lectured and conducted workshops in various parts of the country to help others learn these principles and techniques, and to teach how thoughts and emotions affect personal and corporate performance and well-being, to teach individuals how to recognize and connect to the true Infinite Source that dwells within each of us.

I am an Ordained Minister in the Agape’ Center of Metairie, LA. I have a Master’s degree in counseling and a N.H.D., Doctor of Natural Health. I am certified as a trainer in Neuro Linguistic Psychology and Clinical Hypnotherapy. I am also a licensed and certified Life Success Consultant.

For the past 20 years I have been fortunate in having the opportunity to study ancient writings and teachings with 2 of the remaining true initiatory mystery schools existing tod

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Feb 12 2008

Consciously Flowing Appreciation: Developing Your “Gratitude Muscle!”

Published by Other Authors under Creative Visualization, Life, Manifesting

We’ve all had days when, for whatever reason, we seem to find ourselves living unconsciously, guided by outworn beliefs and feeling stuck in lower-energy vibrations. When these times occur, you can help yourself to shift into higher alignment by remembering the power of appreciation.

Gratitude, thankfulness, appreciation, blessing – these are all states of being that open the garden gate to abundance, prosperity, synchronicity… namely, Serendipity! Begin by paying appreciative attention to what truly matters: the things of your heart, your creative life and sense of self, your family and friends, your community.

Open yourself to engagement, and most especially enchantment. Here are six fun ways to re-connect with your power of appreciation:

1. Reduce your wants and needs to their most basic level. In other words, what is the feeling or quality that you most desire to expand? Beauty, joy, freedom, time, security? Allow yourself to take one small action today to increase that appreciated quality in your life.

2. Spend time alone in play with your inner artistic child. Do something you remember taking pleasure in as a kid. For me it’s things like glitter, iridescent paints, beads, or baking chocolate chip cookies. Ask yourself: “What did I have fun doing at the age of ten or so – what made the hours fly?” Connect with those inspired ideas that whisper “Oh, this might be fun!”

3. Take a healthy break from routine. Research indicates that we are actually more productive and efficient when we give ourselves regular “rest and relaxation” periods. Even a few moments of quiet contemplation in the midst of an activity-filled day can help to regenerate your spirit and your sense of gratitude.

4. Visualize the best possible outcome of an aspect of your life. Give it as much detail as you possibly can: color, texture, scent, temperature, touch, sound, and most especially the wonderful, ecstatic, positive feelings associated with your beautiful picture. Then let go of your attachment to “how” it’s all supposed to work out, and let the Divine take care of the details. Meanwhile, you’re listening for the gentle nudges of your intuition and bravely taking small steps every day on the path to your heart’s desire.

5. Consciously focus on the “Fun Factor.” Sometimes we get so wrapped up in “doing” it right, that we forget to “be” appreciative for all the wonderful things that already exist in our lives. Your creative desires are a gift to be savored and explored, they hold a key to limitless possibilities. Invest some time seeking your joy and discovering it delightedly and unabashedly.

6. Do something pleasurable and nourishing for your physical body- do it mindfully, with the awareness that you are deliberately appreciating and nurturing your wonderful self! Eat some healthy, delicious food; go for a brisk walk; or soak your feet in a bath of epsom salts and a few drops of a favorite essential oil.

Watch how the power of gratitude works to create peace, beauty and joy in your life!

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Carolyn Beale is a freelance author and publisher of Serendipity’s Garden website, A Celebration of Abundance: Body, Mind & Spirit. Subscribe to her complimentary bi-weekly Ezine, a delightful assortment of tidbits to satisfy your senses, stimulate your curiosity, and soothe your spirit. Features include uplifting articles, empowering quotations, selected artwork, recommended websites, guest columnists, and much more.

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May 30 2007

Why what you see is what you get: creative visualization delivers real-world results. Here’s how and why it works - Peak Performance

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At the beginning of each semester, Dennis P. Kimbro gives his Clark University students an assignment that, while simple to complete is as critical to their long-term success as acing their most complex exam. “Bring me the brochure for your class rings,” he demands. That’s it? It sounds almost ridiculous. But he’s dead serious.

“And while you’re at it, bring me a picture of the outfit you want to wear on graduation day and the list of people you want to invite. Do they know where they’re sitting or staying while they’re here? You need to know. So write all of that down for me. Draw me a diagram, if necessary. But see it–all of it. Keep seeing it, and you will see your way there!”

Welcome to Kimbro’s first lesson in the art of visualization, which is an absolute requirement for all of his classes. “Whenever I interview professional athletes who have won major championships, they tell me they did it for the ring,” says Kimbro, the renowned motivational speaker and author of What Makes the Great Great (Doubleday, $13.95). “So, I tell my students, do it for the ring. But don’t stop there. See every detail, every day until you’ve done it.

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“I tell them all the time, `Whatever thou see’st, that thou be’est.’ I’ve never met one successful person who didn’t incorporate visualization into his or her life.”Visualization is the process of mentally creating detailed pictures of yourself achieving a desired goal or outcome and focusing on that image until you achieve your objective. It is a performance-enhancement technique practiced by high achievers in the performing arts, sports, business, and beyond. Visualization, a teaching tool used by coaches and instructors, is also promoted by health practitioners as a way to help their patients enhance health, cope with disease, overcome addictions, and change unhealthy behaviors.

Like meditation, visualization has been used over the years to reduce stress and increase self-awareness. So how does it work? Creative visualization exploits the connection between your thoughts (experienced as messages or imagery in your mind), your emotions (how thoughts make you feel), and your actions (the choices you make in response to your emotions). Patterns of thinking result in moods or emotional states, which produce patterns of behavior or habits that can affect everything from your effectiveness on the job, to the quality of your relationships, to your level of physical fitness.We react to visual imagery all of the time, whether we are conscious of it or not. For example, you probably respond to a movie (a combination of imagery and sounds resulting from the visualizations of others) with terror, joy, or sadness (and sometimes all of the above) as if you are actually experiencing it yourself. The key is making a regular, at least daily, habit of focusing and directing your thoughts. With creative visualization, you create the “movie” you want to see (hear, feel, smell, and taste), constantly editing and rewriting the “script” and deciding how you want it to end in your own mind. As a result, you literally program your mind to move toward desired outcome.
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Experts maintain that visualization is a powerful–and often underused–tool for success. Why underused? Perhaps because we tend to be so busy. We commit our time to classes to improve our technical or intellectual preparedness, or go to networking events to enhance our public profiles and contact lists. But how often do we make time to connect with ourselves and our goals-and simply focus mental–not just physical–energy on those images? Not often enough, says Kimbro.”If you raise your level of vision, you will raise your level of play,” says Kimbro. “Start with making the time to be still and quiet for 20 to 30 minutes a day, focusing on your vision, on your goals, your dreams, your plan.”It may sound a lot like meditation, but there’s at least one critical difference. Meditation often involves getting still and clearing your mind. In visualization, instead of clearing your mind, you become laser-focused on your goals and dreams. You create a vision and then gradually and methodically clarify it down to the most minute detail.”We are at our best when we’re chasing a goal,” says Kimbro, “and, the truth is, everything happens to us twice: first on the inside then the outside. After all, where do your dreams and goals come from? From within. So, to the extent that you can control what goes on within you, you’ll be better able to control what goes on outside.”We tend to think of that old saying, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” referring to the physical, the tangible. Well, Kimbro and others insist that we should embrace that saying at face value. In fact, as with his students, Kimbro challenges you to test it. “Try telling yourself, `Until I see something clearly in my mind’s eye, I’m not going to achieve it,” he says. “Then start to visualize and watch the transformation in your life.”
————-Caroline V. Clarke is an editor-at-large for Black Enterprise magazine. She is the author of Take a Lesson: Today’s Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned Along the Way

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