Today I feel inspired that I should speak more to
framework of a successful mindset. We've already discussed how to ignore negative thoughts and encourage positive thoughts by monitoring what we allow to dwell in our minds. We've also talked about power of affirmations in changing our inner-talk to things we want in our lives. Today I think we should focus on how to use vivid imagery to obtain things of our heart's desire. I call this "Mind-Imagery."Olympic champions and other high-performing athletes understand power of mind and power of mind-imagery. They incorporate training for mind as a part of their daily training regimen. Not only do they have strength-coaches and technique coaches, but they have mind-coaches as well.
These athletes picture themselves making throw, hurdle, move, stroke, etc. that brings them Gold, and they truly believe that before they start a competition, they've already won it. In our last article, I spoke about Muhammed Ali and his use of affirmations. The reason athletes use mind-imagery is because they know that what mind believes, body achieves.
So if world-class athletes are using these techniques to succeed in their professions, why not us to succeed in ours? Let's talk about how we can use mind-imagery in our lives. It's important to note that subconscious mind does not understand difference between reality and imagination. What this really means is that we can show subconscious mind pictures of what we want to be our reality and subconscious mind will achieve it.
If you are like me and millions of others, using mind-imagery may be hard for you. I've heard that average person in US watches more than six hours of television a day! Incredible isn't it?! But in light of that knowledge, it's not so incredible to see that many of us have lost our imaginative abilities. Granted, we may not have had many to start with, but with so many things to watch on TV and in movie theaters, we no longer are required to use our imaginations at all.
Because pictures we show our mind are so important, it's no surprise to me that so many of us have trouble programming our minds for success. Only 4% of US citizens are truly financially free at retirement age! We have lost ability to imagine ourselves achieving goals and being truly successful in ways we desire.
Because subconscious mind uses pictures to manifest what we want, we need to learn to re-program our minds by learning to use our imagination again.
Let's start this by taking another look at goals we have in our lives. We need to show mind what it is that we want. What is it that we truly desire? Spend a few quiet moments meditating and imagining what those things would look like. If it is a dream home you desire, think about how rooms are laid out and decorated. If it is a dream job, think about how your office will look, what you will wear, and awards on your wall. Make a mental note of these images because we will be using them from now on.
