The next step is to be able to picture yourself having what you want. Can you see, feel and hear yourself living lifestyle that you most want? It's important to be able to imagine yourself doing just that in great detail. Your mind works in pictures, so make yours a good one.

Spend some time each day picturing your ideal life in great detail...even just five or ten minutes will do. Be prepared for some changes in your life when you make this a habit because they will come.

REMEMBER, WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO EXPANDS

At forty or so, I was making photograph albums for my three children. As I went through all photos from my parents' home and mine, I found myself in tears. Why? Because, in looking at forty years of photos of me, I could see no evidence of person they described when I looked at myself. The person in those photos was just fine just way she was. And yet, that Inner Critic had been well-informed with those repeated messages. My tears were for early years of striving to gain approval of folks whose opinions I really did not value. I tell that story because I know it is a common one. Fortunately, at age nineteen, Maxwell Maltz and I became friends through his books. Everything changed!

If your Inner Critic has way too much to say, consciously turn it off. When it begins, change channel to one that is supportive, one that encourages you to live fully, stretch and grow--all on your own terms. You can do this!

REMEMBER, WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO EXPANDS!