Mental mind pictures spring into our head when we think of our ideal life scenario. Maybe we see a more prestigious home or a stylish vehicle in our mind’s eye. Nearly every one of us will picture ourselves as slimmer and more attractive, with stylish clothes to wear.
Dreaming of these things tells us what we’d love to have in the next few years - which is a good way to fire up a goal plan. If we don’t have an idea of how things will be when we’ve made it, the chances are we’ll never get there.
Positive visualisation alone won’t bring results though. We must accept that changes will be needed. “The definition of insanity,” according to Albert Einstein, “is to do the same thing and expect different results.” Said another way - we’ll always have what we’ve always had if we’re not prepared to change the things we do.
We need to not only massively change the way we do things, but also massively change the way we think. Only then will we make big steps forward in what we have. Not a big revelation then to realise that a smidgen of exertion will be needed to get the things we want to have. It’s a basic law of life that we have to give in order to receive. Though effort alone won’t inevitably bring results.
Those who achieve their life’s goals adopt and internalise those goals long before they become a reality. That means if our goal is to reduce our weight by thirty pounds in the next year, we have to become a diligent diet student and stick to a certain amount of work-out time every week.
The exercise must take priority over fun with friends. Success dictates that reward will follow effort. Adopting a good mental attitude to the things that have to be done will result in much faster weight loss.
We don’t succeed because we’re lucky! Maintaining a solid approach is an essential foundation to guard against the doubts and criticisms we may have to endure.
If we look at how others have reached their goals (in autobiographies and such-like) we can build some resilience. Each of their stories has a common theme - that the work they did and who they became before the goodies arrived is largely responsible for what they have now. And so to sum up - If we do our tasks with relish, and be a winner in our minds, we can be assured to have the things we’re working for.
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