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Carolyn Smagalski
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Masters of NLP, or Neuro-linguistic Programming, speak of the
congruent forces that come together when you develop the same
belief systems, syntax, and physiology of those who are
already experiencing the level of success you wish to achieve.
In studying these three parts to success in others, the skill
of visualization has been identified as a universal talent
among some of the most notable persons throughout history. It
is a known fact that this power was used by Andrew Carnegie,
Albert Einstein, Thomas A. Edison, Robert Collier, Napoleon
Hill and William Shakespeare. Concentrating your power of
visualization is a necessary faculty in your development
toward success.
Cherie Carter-Scott said of visualization: "Ordinary people
believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize
not what is possible or probable, but rather what is
impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to
see it as possible."
Developing your ability to visualize goes much deeper than
merely daydreaming. You must focus all your mental capacities
on your goal. It is much like focusing the power of the sun
through a magnifying glass onto a piece of paper. If you hold
the glass too close to the paper or too far away or if you
move it during the focus period, it will not achieve the
pinpoint of heat necessary to burn the paper.
When visualizing, focus on the object of desire, involving all
your senses. See it from all angles. Touch it with your
hands. Feel the textures, experience the aromas that are
associated with it, and hear the sounds as you move it in your
hands.
Next, associate all the emotions and positive feelings you
have concerning it. "See" how it will be beneficial for all
people associated with it. Curtis Strange, professional
American golfer sums up the process for his sport.
"Visualization lets you concentrate on all the positive
aspects of your game."
It is absolutely essential that you develop this skill in
connection with your object of intense desire. This is not as
easy as it seems. You will constantly be bombarded with
thoughts of your day, your plans for tomorrow, the
interruption of hunger pangs, or the need for a nap. If you
practice the skill of concentrating as you visualize, you will
develop the focus necessary to benefit from this faculty.
Keep in mind that this is not a new age, fad-diet, mumbo-jumbo
practice. This is not magic. This is an actual skill used by
thousands of people who have achieved high levels of success.
Through the practice of using their brain as an instrument of
focus, rather than allowing their random thoughts to push them
back and forth like a ship in the middle of the ocean, they
have developed the power to steer their lives toward their
ambitions.
Peter Nivio Zarlenga, founder of Blockbuster Videos wrote, "I
am thought. I can see what the eyes cannot see. I can hear
what the ears cannot hear. I can feel what the heart cannot
feel."
Focus on visualization. Make things happen.
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