Creative Visualization
Creative visualization (sports visualization) refers to the practice of seeking to affect the outer world via changing one’s thoughts. Creative Visualization is the basic technique underlying positive thinking and is frequently used by athletes to enhance their performance. The concept originally arose in the US with the nineteenth century New Thought movement. One of the first Americans to practice the technique of creative visualization was Wallace Wattles (1860–1911), who wrote The Science of Getting Rich. In this book, Wattles advocates creative visualization as the main technique for realizing one’s goals; a practice that stems from the Hindu Monistic theory of the Universe that is subscribed to by the book.
Creative visualization is the technique of using one’s imagination to visualize specific behaviors or events occurring in one’s life. Advocates suggest creating a detailed schema of what one desires and then visualizing it over and over again with all of the senses (i.e., what do you see? what do you feel? what do you hear? what does it smell like?). For example, in sports a golfer may visualize the “perfect” stroke over and over again to mentally train muscle memory.
In one of the most well-known studies on Creative Visualization in sports, Russian scientists compared four groups of Olympic athletes in terms of their training schedules:
Group 1 = 100% physical training;
Group 2 – 75% physical training with 25% mental training;
Group 3 – 50% physical training with 50% mental training;
Group 4 – 25% physical training with 75% mental training.
Group 4, with 75% of their time devoted to mental training, performed the best. The Soviets had discovered that mental images can act as a prelude to muscular impulses.
Source: Wikipedia
Are You Ready to Master Creative Visualization
to Manifest Your Desires?
How to visualize your future…
I have an exciting announcement for you today from one of my trusted colleagues, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Steve G. Jones. I have Steve’s permission to share it with you. He discusses an empowering product of his that he wants to share with you…
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I want to talk about the POWER of visualization.
Do you ever wake up and wonder what your life has become?
Do you ever wonder where exactly your life is going or where it will ultimately wind up?
Do you have goals or dreams that just seem as though they are to unrealistic to ever achieve so you just put them aside and save them for daydreaming?
My brand new program “My Visualization” is designed to teach you how to make your visions and dreams a reality.
You’ll receive 4 audio modules that take you from A to Z in creative visualization techniques. And to ensure your success even further, I am going include a powerful hypnosis recording.
Imagine being able to make your visions a reality. Now you can with this amazing program. “My Visualization” will revolutionize the way you act in your life. It will enable you to experience all the benefits that visualization has to offer.
Okay, so I must say, I have been sleeping with Steve G. Jones for about ten months (as of this review) and though I never noticed a dramatic change, there have been several mindset shifts. I am more focused, and using creative visualization is great because as Napoleon Hill says, “What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” I also sleep better – not interrupted sleep as was my previous programming. The fact that he has an extremely melodic voice doesn’t hurt either.
Creative Visualization Exercise
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Did you know that the mind can’t distinguish between what you think about and what you actually experience? Visualization is such a powerful tool for change, Olympic athletes use it to achieve top performances. In the same way, if you envision yourself as already having more money, your mind will begin to seek out circumstances and opportunities to make it true.
Set aside 15 minutes a day to visualize yourself having more money. Picture three things that represent a prosperous life to you. Perhaps that’s the security and freedom you’ll feel when you have a large bank account or what it will be like to live in your dream home or the experience of writing a huge check to your favorite charity. Whatever your ideal situations, envision it. Try to include sensory experiences in your visualizations, like the “new car smell” of your dream vehicle or the sound of the ocean outside your vacation home. Rather than watching yourself having those experiences, actually “be” in them.
It may seem like nothing more than wishful thinking, but visualization is a powerful phenomenon. Pay attention to the opportunities that start presenting themselves to you. Let others know what having more money means to you and listen to their ideas, too.
