Jack Canfield teaches us to Visualize Our Ideal Lives. I had the great fortune to attend Jack Canfield's Breakthrough to Success seminar a couple of years ago, and it still impacts my life today.
I was recently listening to an audio CD of Jack's, and he was encouraging folks to spend time each day thinking of how we want our lives to be. Above all, don't think about your current results if you are not happy with them. It takes focus and effort to think of things the way you want them to be, but it is well worth the effort.
Start by describing yourself according to your future intentions and ideals. Build your ideal life in your mind first. Get a clear image of what you want - every aspect of it - financial, career, health & fitness, relationships, travel you want, hobbies you want to engage in, all of your achievements and your legacy. Hold the image and focus on it daily. Keep working on it until you get it exactly as you want it. Do this every day for 30 days.
This was a great reminder for me, so I diligently pulled out a blank notebook and started writing down my ideal life. Only... I got stuck. If you are like me, you may not be able to think too many months in the future. Suddenly, it dawned on me that I could describe my ideal life as it would be just a couple of months from now. I picked January 22nd as my target date and had a much easier time describing the many closings and listings I would have by that time. It was easy to write down my ideal financial status as it can (will) be in January. I found it fun to talk about the travels I would plan due to my financial success, and it was more thrilling to be describing a near-future goal than something a year or two away.
Every day for the next 30 days, I will continue to write about this Ideal Life of mine that will all be in place by January 22nd. Because the vision is so clear, I have no doubt that it will all be in place by next month.
Jack also shared a great affirmation that he uses every night before he goes to sleep: I will wake up tomorrow in a happy and productive mode, and I will enjoy life even more than I did today!
Good reminders to help create a positive life!
Thanks Carol!
Thank you for this post, Dianne. It's funny how I always "stumble upon" something I need to hear, and tonight, it was this. I am going to do this. And I will have the life I envision for myself. No more doubting!
I need to make a goal to make goals. I am terrible at this. And I know it works. Keep at it, Dianne.
Peggy: That's awesome. I'm grateful to help inspire you.
Jane: Don't make it hard - make it fun - whatever that may be for you. I like to be a bit artistic every now and then and have been know to create a collage of what I want. Hope this helps!