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Seeing is Believing: Using Visualization in Goal Setting

Human beings are captivated by visual stimulation. The
entertainment industry is a multi-billion dollar industry
because of it. When we see it, we believe it. If you can see
it, it must be possible.

Visualization is a powerful tool that can take your goal setting
to the next level. When you visualize reaching your goal, you
are making it real. Without a clear picture of the end result,
setting goals is just writing down concepts or wishes. If you
can see the dream realized, you can see the path that takes you
there.

This is why movie directors create story boards before they
start filming, why architects create models before they start
building, and why fashion designers sketch renderings before
they cut fabric. They have to have a vision of what they are
creating, otherwise setting goals for box office sales, ribbon
cutting, and runway shows would never materialize.

Without a clear idea of the finished product, the movie will not
be produced, the building will not be built, and the garment
will never be made. It’s hard to believe what we can’t see for
ourselves. This is especially important when it comes to goal
setting.

The term “visualization” is widely used but often misunderstood.
Visualizing in goal setting is not daydreaming or wishing. It
is taking a snapshot of you after you have attained your goal,
and then focusing on that snapshot.

Great athletes use visualization to improve performance. Actors
imagine the scene before they play it. Successful entrepreneurs
know exactly where they are going, because they have vision.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jrs’ famous “I have a dream” speech was
the telling of his vision for his people, and his country.
Without that vision, would he have been able to affect sweeping
changes, motivate hundreds of thousands of Americans, and
create lasting change? No. Without his vision, he never would
have a chance.

A daily visualization will alter the choices you make, and keep
you focused on your goals. Visualizations can also be tangible.
Put visual reminders of your goal on your bathroom mirror, in
your car, on your computer at work, in your wallet. You might
have a picture of your dream home, or a diploma if your goal is
graduating from college.

Get as detailed as possible when setting goals through
visualization. For example, you could write a short article
about your successes, as if you were being interviewed by a
famous newspaper or magazine. Post the article throughout your
home, and read it often. You will be amazed at the
opportunities that will come your way when you take setting
goals and visualization seriously.

In goal setting, setting your intention using visualization
works almost like magic. It’s as if you have notified the
universe that this goal is yours for the taking. When, in
setting goals, you visualize attaining them, you claim your
goal in advance. Visualization makes every goal seem possible.
More than that, it makes every goal probable. Go beyond goal
setting and see the dream, feel the dream, be the dream.

Copyright © 2006 Vic Johnson

Vic Johnson is a popular motivational speaker, author and
Internet Infopreneur who has created some of the most visited
personal development sites on the Web. To learn more about the
power of big dreams in goal setting, download a free copy of 13
Secrets of World-Class Goal Achievers at
http://www.Goals-2-Go.com/13secrets.htm?KBID=4571

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How to Set Personal Goals That Inspire You to Take Action

Remember when you thought you could do and be anything? The
innocence of early childhood is perhaps the last time you were
unencumbered by perceived limitations and labels. Personal goal
setting was simple, and there was no doubt you could achieve
anything.

When asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” you would
have responded with whatever struck your fancy that day,
whatever you were “in to.” You did not concern yourself with
how you would do it, if you could do it, or if you should do
it. Your dreams were based on what you wanted, pure and simple.
You set personal goals based on wonder and curiosity, not
practicality.

The dreams of childhood were big dreams. Travel into space, win
a medal at the Olympics, become a rock star. Soon enough the
dreams become modified to reflect what is practical and
expected of us. This is precisely when most people start having
trouble setting personal goals. The dreams are no longer larger
than life, so why take steps to achieve them?

Big dreams inspire big action. When you set personal goals, they
need to have huge payoffs for you in order for you to take
consistent steps to achieving them. You need to feel excited –
even giddy – at the prospect of seeing your dream come true.

When you aspire to something that is less than what you really
want, procrastination sets in. With a big dream in your sights,
procrastination is a lot less likely to occur.

You may have heard of making a “life list” of places you would
like to see, things you would like to try, and dreams you would
like to see realized. Instead of making a list of goals based
on what you think is attainable or would fit into your life,
start your personal goal setting with a life list of the big
stuff that really gets you going.

Here again, draw on the feelings of childhood for inspiration as
you set personal goals. Remember the annual letter to Santa
Claus? Even if you did not celebrate Christmas, you can imagine
the wish lists sent to the North Pole were not full of
realistic, practical requests. They included the biggest, best
gifts a child could think of, because there was always the
possibility that Santa would bring you exactly what you wanted.

Dreaming big has the added benefit of inspiring others to come
to your aid in your pursuit of the goal. If your personal goal
setting is limited, or “small,” why would anyone want to help
you achieve them? People want to be part of something special.
Big goals motivate friends, family, and even complete strangers
to help you reach them.

When you set personal goals, go back to those childhood
aspirations. Sure, you may not want to be an astronaut anymore,
but the old dreams can spark new life goals. Perhaps you would
like to go to a grown-up space camp or become an amateur
astronomer. Whatever goal you set, make it big. As the ancient
emperor Marcus Aurelius said, “Dream big dreams; only big
dreams have the power to move men’s souls.”

Copyright © 2006 Vic Johnson

Vic Johnson is a popular motivational speaker, author and
Internet Infopreneur who has created some of the most visited
personal development sites on the Web. To learn more about the
power of big dreams in goal setting, download a free copy of 13
Secrets of World-Class Goal Achievers at
http://www.Goals-2-Go.com/13secrets.htm?KBID=4571