The Power of Visualizations
Ninety percent of people who write down their goals
reach them. But you can increase that 90% by adding to it, visualizations. Visualizations are powerful and I recommend
visualizing when you set goals or set off your foot onto a new venture. You can
use visualizations when working toward physical and abstract goals. Visualizing
means more than just seeing something, it is living the desire for a moment. It
is smelling the desire, tasting it and feeling it. You are there, at the end
result. Visualizing makes a dream more of a reality because it helps to shape
your goal and create a plan of action. According to Marc David, “the way
we imagine the body is a foundation for how it responds physiologically.”
As you become more
self-aware of what is happening in your body as you visualize your goals, you
have more control and influence over them as a whole. One of the most
well-known sports and visualization studies ever done was by a group of Russian
scientists. They took four groups of Olympic athletes and trained each group
slightly different. One group only did physical training, whereas the second
group did 75% training and the rest mental training. Group three trained on a
50/50 split and group four engaged in 25% physical training and 75% mental
training. The group that trained physically the least but mentally the most,
performed best.
In 1952 Florence Chadwick swam the Catalina Channel.
The swim was 22 miles and she gave up at 21.5 miles! During an interview she
stated that she no longer could see her goal line because of fog and gave up.
In her second attempt, she used the power of visualization to see her finish
line despite how cloudy the end appeared.
The nervous system struggles to tell the
difference between a real and a vividly imagined experienced. Studies with
cancer patients have shown full recovery when they used the power of their
minds and visualizations to rid of the cancer. Whatever pain you are trying to
rid of, whether it is a physical illness, hurt from a break up, or aching of
the heart from a childhood trauma, I want you to imagine a little bug coming into
your body and eating the pain up little by little. The bug goes around all day
in your body and takes your pain away. Whatever it takes, no matter how
far-fetched you think the visualization is, if it will heal you or help you to
succeed, visualize it.
Eastern belief is that the power that
made the body can heal the body. Although we are a Western culture, a lot of
the mind, body, spirit concepts from the Eastern world will help you find peace
and fulfillment in your Life. Being healthy is much more than being physically
free of any illnesses. Visualizations connect you, motivate you, and commit you
to the goal. The easier and more real you can make a goal appear to you the
closer it will seem. Physically engaging in an activity can ride you to the
finish line at times, but the reality is, the mind and body are integrated, so
why not use the supreme power of both to help you succeed faster, stronger and
more fulfilled?
This week’s challenge: Visualize a goal
you are striving for.
Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives.
Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment.
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