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Visualization is a major factor in being successful.
Posted by: | CommentsI once heard a story about a man that was captured in the Vietnam War and thrown into a POW camp. He kept his spirits alive by visualizing playing 18 holes at his favorite course back home in the States. He would do this multiple times a day, every day. He would put himself through countless scenarios in his head that ranged from shanks to perfect shots. When he finally got back home and went golfing at his favorite course, his game wasn’t as diminished as someone who had spent a good amount of time in a POW camp should be. This may be an extreme example, but it was a great story that I heard along my journey and it really inspires me.
Studies have shown, if you visualize accomplishing something and have a positive attitude, it is easier to attain success. Today, I want you to visualize accomplishing a goal or a major project you are working on. You should spend a fair amount of time going over the details and intricacies of this goal or project. Actually see your self completing the task before you even embark on your journey. Visualize yourself ecstatic and full of pride because you accomplished what you set out to do. Visualize the steps you took to reach your goals as well as the problems that arose and how you navigated your way through them. If you really spend time visualizing yourself being successful, you WILL increase the likelihood of completing this difficult task.
If you visualize all the problems that you might encounter during your journey, you will have better prepared yourself to overcome them because you have seen these not-so promising situations before. Hopefully you will go over your plan of action so many times that if a problem does come up, it won’t rattle or surprise you.
Remember, before starting your day or week, visualize the so-called “impossible” tasks you have to get through. Really dig deep and make sure you see yourself overcoming all obstacles that you may come across. If you visualize being successful, chances are, you will be…
Reassessing Your Commitments
Posted by: | CommentsHave you made a commitment, either to yourself or someone else, that you haven’t quite lived up to?
We all do it. Whether it be a New Year’s resolution or a promise to your kids, parents, brother or sister, or friends. We can all take a step back from our busy lives and take a deep look at our commitments or promises we have made to ourselves and our loved ones.
A commitment is a special promise to ourselves or loved ones. It may be something small like spending more quality time with our significant other, or something big like watching what you eat and get regular exercise to reduce risk of health ailments. Whatever it may be, we can all put-forth more effort to make these commitments work.
It is extremely easy to say you are committed to something, but the hard part is staying committed. With the world today being so hectic and fast-paced, it is easy to forget about our most important duties as a spouse, parent, or friend…our commitments.
I want you to ask yourself, “What exactly are my commitments.” Make a list of your commitments starting with the ones you feel are most important. Once you have made this list, write down things that you can be doing better to live these out. Don’t be afraid to discuss them with the other half of the commitment as well. Everyday try to do one positive thing that will build on each of these commitments. Once you have done this, you will see relationships improve and overall well-being increase. So here are the steps to reassessing your commitments…
1. Make a list in level of importance of your commitments.
2. Write down actions you can be doing to better these commitments.
3. Discuss these actions with the other half of the commitment(spouse, child, friend, or yourself).
4. Each day try and do at least one action to improve each of your commitments.
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