It’s upsetting, but I realize a good many of the people reading this and other habit change articles I’ve written in IMIT will not end up practicing daily visualization. They’ll read this and know it’s a good idea. They’ll know they should do it.
But, they won’t do it. Some will though. Those who will make it a daily part of their lives, like you (hopefully), will be able to change bad habits and adopt any amazing, wonderful habit they want to.
Remember— it’s one thing to read a self-help book or article and decide that something is a good idea. It’s another thing altogether to actually put it into practice and know that you are going to make it your mission.
I want you to visualize daily. I want you to use visualization to change your habits and achieve your goals. That’s why this next part might surprise you. I know that you have an incredible number of things you want to change about yourself.
Jim Rohn, one of my favorite motivational speakers (who passed away a few years ago), said:
The ego is an oft-misunderstood part of our psychological makeup.
If you’ve never practiced visualization before, then you’ve surely heard about it when very successful people talk about achievement. Most likely, you heard about it in the context of sports stars. You’ve no doubt heard time and time again that the very best sports stars in the world visualize themselves succeeding. For the strongest and most practiced of them, they are almost religious about it.