visualising

[barrie07]

Hi Guys.

I hope you all had a great weekend.

As I mentioned in another threat, I am making a real effort to better myself and decided to start visualising again.

So I get up early this morning to start and I found I was having a real tough time focusing and visualising myself being successfull, driving a nice car, being the best salesman I can be, being happy etc.

Im not being to tough on myself as its the first time in a long time since I have visualised.
I could only manage 10min this morning.
I am going to do this twice a day.

Does anyone have the same problems?

Do you guys have any advice on how to improve?

[barrie07]

any advice?

[FutureTimeTraveler]

Hi, I know what you mean. In Esther & Jerry Hicks' book Ask And It Is Given we are recommended to ask for things that seem a logical next step to us. So instead of visualising yourself in a nice suit, go for a shirt and shiny shoes. Instead of moving to the best apartment in town, imagine moving to a place with just one roommate. Instead of winning the lottery, imagine finding a job. And start building from there, always improvements on your current situation.

Hope that helps,

FutureTimeTraveler

[WordKeeper]

I have a hard time but I have learned that if I stick with a change in thought processes, even if difficult at first, that over time the changes become substantial.

I have read that it can help to start on small things until you see it work and then apply it to larger and more ambitious acts. Confidence is a significant part of this.

[barrie07]

yea, you guys are spot on,

I will try out the smaller things first, like a great job, a nice monthly wage, rather than driving a brand new sports car or having a fortune,

[WordKeeper]

Don't give up on the big stuff but take the baby steps and learn how to do it. Then go for the big!

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by barrie07

So I get up early this morning to start and I found I was having a real tough time focusing and visualising myself being successfull, driving a nice car, being the best salesman I can be, being happy etc.

Maybe it's because those things don't really move you, don't truly excite you. Maybe it's because those things are things that you "think" you need to be happy, but that in reality, it's something else that excites you.

Do you guys have any advice on how to improve?

Search for something else, that is deeper that excites you. Something that excites you now just to think about the possibility of having that. Then when you find such a thing, when you sit down to visualize it, you'll be so excited to think about it it'll be a lot easier to visualize achieving all of that and you'll be drawn to visualizing that.

[timmyk]

Seeker,
yes i believe what you are saying is true. I too have this idea of what "I think I want" as opposed to what "moves" me. I must admit that what "moves" me is constantly changing all the time. Because when I reach that goal and it is not what I thought it would be I move to something different. However, I have not reached a goal in a looooong time because I am constantly giving up which an entire different post, but now I am pressing on and moving towards my goals and not giving up (my biggest problem). Does this make sense?