Why Visualizing Doesn't Work

zing is not always easy. It can be hard to make agoal, makes it more real.
vision of things that haven't yet happened, andTo understand this you must think about WHY
even if that part comes easily, it's not alwayspeople visualize. It's not about imagining your
enough. Many trainers in personal developmentfuture, it’s about being emotionally tied into
agree that it's important that your visualizationsyour goal, it's about creating your own desired
feel real to you. But they don't always show yououtcome through focus and attraction. Visualizing
how. So often after one or two sessions ofis all about creating emotion, that feeling of
trying to pin down this picture or vision of theattachment, exhilaration and excitement for your
future people give up in frustration.goal. So what stirs your emotions? What makes
The problem mostly stems from the language.things you imagine feel real?
Not everyone can think in pictures, yet the wordOnce you've uncovered what makes you feel
visualization implies doing just this. A mentalemotion toward a goal, start practicing
picture simply won't ever feel real to theseexperiencing you goal that way. If it's through
people. These people simply won't ever be able tosound, you can think about the sound of knives
visualize.scraping plates at a lovely restaurant, of waves
Obviously this usual way of visualization doeshitting the beach, of a great conversation you
work for many, but we need to broaden the waymight have with your partnee. It might be through
we think of visualization so that it can assistsmell, think of the smells in a brand new car, of
everyone.the salt water at the beach, of the flowers
To begin you have to change your view ofoutside a vacation home. Touch may be your
visualization. Simply put, you may need to changetrigger, it's definitely mine. How does the air feel
that word to something that does fit with thearound you? How warm is the new bed in your
way you think. I like to think of the broadgorgeous new home? Can you feel the gas pedal
concept as Experiencing. If I think on my futureresist your foot in the new car?
and goals images rarely come to mind, but I stillIf you start out by imagining the atmosphere
experience what my future might be like usingyour goals will give you (touch, sound and smell)
other forms of perception. I think of theimages will often start to pop into your mind .
atmosphere I will have around me instead of theEven though you don't need them, often your
picture of my goal. If I want to travel to Hawaii Imind fills in the blanks to create the full
will conjure up the feeling of hot sun on my skin,experience. After experiencing your goals this
a smell of flowers in the air, etc. If I have a goalway you will emerge happy, calm and looking
to buy a brand new car I focus on how theforward to acheiving your goals. You will blast
leather will feel on my arms, how nice that newthrough obstacles as you really know what is on
car smell is. Sometimes a bunch of images will popthe other sie. And you will find that you attract
up in my mind,but recreating an atmospherethese experiences to you faster than you ever
makes me more connected emotionally to mythought possible.