What about when your I-M/goal has different stages?

[dor]

for example...I want to be earning X amount by Dec. 2007, but a smaller increment within three months...
I want to be living in a different area within two years, but live some place a bit better than where i am now in between then.

one thing i have done with weight is to imagine my perfect weight but also imagine my current body and the excess weight morphing into the ideal form I am striving for - i seem to be more comfortable with this than say, just trying to imagine myself 20 lbs lighter.

[searstower]

Always intend the end step.

What will the money get you? Instead of increments of money by certain dates, intend to have a happy, relaxing December 2007 where you are very comfortable with your financial situation and feeling wonderful.

As for the housing, forget about the inbetween place and once again, think about what that inbetween place would get you. Feeling safe walking around at night? Enough light to let your kids play in the street? After all, you never know how quickly the universe will fulfill your intentions and you don't want to limit yourself yet.

On the weight subject, if you keep seeing yourself with the extra weight every day and then imagine the weight going away, what you are really attracting is fluctuating weight. Do you want that?

Instead it's better to take a great meditation/manifestation session to visualize yourself getting thinner until you reach the desired weight. The get a really solid understanding of this shape and hold it. The next day, go straight back to that shape and skip the slimming down part.
It will get easier the more you do it.

Rebecca

[dor]

Thanks.
i guess its kind of like goals and sub goals - or steps to achieve them,
in sports for example, do you see yourself winning the world series while you're still playing college ball? or in college ball winning the series or the next game?? visualizing the end result or the actual performance of say hitting?