Creative Visualization: A Tool to Achieve Goals

 

Getting what you want isn’t easy. It takes more than desire and good intention. However, the technique of creative visualization can help you reach your goals. If you use the technique properly, your thoughts can become your great ally.

Of course, this technique will not make everything appear as if by magic. You’ll need to apply it along with effort, passion, perseverance, and desire. And, above all, it’s very important to believe in the opportunities it creates. Let’s take a look at what this powerful technique consists of.

Creative Visualization

Creative visualization is a cognitive technique that uses imagination to create mental images in which you project the goals you want to achieve. It can help you generate positive changes in your life.

Therefore, this technique combines two important elements. The first is the power of visualization or seeing what you want to happen or achieve. The second is creativity or the ability to create new things and go beyond established limits.

According to experts, the purposes of this technique are to boost self-esteem and self-confidence and help you achieve what you want.

Furthermore, using creative visualization will help you modify your thoughts and emotions through your imagination to achieve individual and social well-being.

“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” Cecil B. DeMille

Creative Visualization Step-by-Step

Creative visualization isn’t as simple as it seems; it isn’t enough to just use your imagination. You also need to have an open mind and overcome all the limiting beliefs that occasionally fill you with fears and doubts. Below, we explain a series of guidelines you should consider before putting this technique into practice.

Clear and achievable goals

This first point is essential: your goals must be clear and realistic. In other words, you must know what you want to achieve. By combining your imagination and your wisdom, you’ll be able to get what you desire.

Picture what you want

Logically, you must be able to imagine what you want to achieve. Namely, you have to picture in your mind the situations or goals that you want to achieve in a concrete and specific way. Your memory and imagination will help you do it.

Visualize in a peaceful place

You need to preserve and sustain these images in your mind intentionally. Experts recommend doing so in a quiet place, away from distractions, where you can reproduce them clearly.

Similarly, experts also recommend carrying out this process a couple of times a day for 10 or 15 minutes.

Review the images

You must inspect the creative images that you’ve generated. In particular, you need to make sure that these images are faithful to the reality you want to achieve. Therefore, it’s necessary to generate both the emotions and the thoughts you assume will arise at that moment.

Change the images

Once you get to know the images well enough, it’s time to change them if you think they generate some negativity or discomfort. In other words, you must modify them to ensure they lead to happiness.

Tips to Apply the Technique

As you can see, dreaming about winning an athletic competition and thinking about it every day isn’t enough. Here are some tips to help you implement it effectively:

• First, be open-minded. If you don’t have an open mind, this technique won’t be effective at all. Only with a creative mind can you identify the opportunities that arise to reach your goals.

• Maintain a constant positive attitude. Both thoughts and words can help reinforce the mental pictures. In turn, these fight off the doubts and negative feelings that may arise.

• Consistency is key. Never stop trying nor believing in yourself. Otherwise, you’ll never reach your goals.

Finally, it’s very important to bear in mind that creative visualization is only part of the journey. By this, we mean that in addition to imagining and recreating your dreams, you also have to put in the effort and do your part to make them a reality. Imagining, thinking, and remembering will lead to nothing if you don’t strive, plan, and act.

“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” Salvador Dali

 

yogaesoteric
December 4, 2019

 

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