Visualize to Succeed

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you probably understand that the most important factor in achieving success is your mindset. While I also discuss the specific strategies that should be used in consulting, it’s your attitude and beliefs that will determine whether you will implement these strategies. In other words, beliefs come before actions. You will only take actions that you believe to be worthwhile. As further proof to the importance of mindset in your success, check out this book: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth.

Making more money, working from home, having more time off and other goals can put more obstacles in front of you as you try to achieve them, testing your will to persist and succeed. There is also a ton of negativity out there, not just in today’s tough economy but often with friends and family. You might also experience setbacks in your attempts to succeed which you brain conjures up to remind you of, in order to keep you where you are.

The energy we need to persist during the rough times comes from setting goals. One of the main benefits to setting goals is that we then become proactive in designing our life, rather than reactive.

If you’re familiar with ‘The Secret’ you will know that the main premise is that there is a ‘Law of Attraction’. While many unsuccessful people dismiss this as BS, successful people know that when you focus on what you want, it tends to materialize. This is not wishful thinking, but a visualization technique that is followed by ACTION. Many successful sport figures use visualization improve their game. It’s this visualization of success that gives you the ‘juice’ to keep taking action during difficult times. In other words, the thinking that got you where you are won’t get you where you want to be.

To help with this visualization technique, and to make it more fun and truly visual, Ryan Higgins has come up with the concept of ‘Mind Movies‘. Using his program you can create your own movie, filling it with images and sounds of things you want, things you are currently grateful for and so on. These images and sounds create and feed the desire, which will in turn keep you taking action to achieve your dreams. While you should watch your movie on a regular basis, it can really be helpful to watch it when the fear and doubt start to creep back in.