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Lesson 18
Picture This:
One way to reach our goal is to picture ourselves as reaching
it.
Example: Maybe my
goal is to be a partner in a Big Four Accounting company by age 35. I picture myself in my office. On the walls are various plaques, awards and
my CPA certificate. On my desk are
pictures of my family. There might also
be pictures of me in China, England, and other locations ‘on the job’. My chair is an executive’s chair. I have a corner office with windows
overlooking my city. I’m dressed as an
accounting partner – professional, conservative suit (male or female
style). I also picture the party that
the office threw for me when I became a partner – cake, ice cream, a huge
banner behind me in a picture that says “Congratulations <name> on
becoming a partner with Ernst and Young”.
There are many other examples. A quarterback pictures himself being carried
off the field after a stunning Super Bowl victory. Or he pictures the wide receiver “threading
the needle” for a touchdown.
Or a picture from the local paper “Mother of the year”
surrounded by your family.
Or a picture of you weighing your correct weight; or
crossing the finish line at a marathon.
Or (maybe more in my case) surrounded by your grandchildren
who adore you!
Set down – what is your goal for age 35 or 40? Occupational position? Top salesman?
Head of a major non-profit group?
Then picture your office, your apparel, the applause of the people
around you, hugs from your family and friends.
By picturing yourself as you want to be, your brain goes
with your positive affirmations, your goals and lines up the result in your
mind.
Assignment:
Take time to draw your mental image of your success by
achieving your goal. Describe it in words, what words are appropriate? Stunning?
Fantastic? Well-deserved?
Find internet examples of people who have pictured
themselves and reached their goals.
Quote for today: ““People with goals succeed because they
know where they’re going.” — Earl Nightingale”
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