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Are You a “Visionary?”
By Dr.
Jill Ammon-Wexler / Quantum-Self
Dreams may seem unimportant in
your quest for success. And it’s true that ordinary dreams are often a
mix of what happened during your day – plus some often “wild” random
associations.
But there’s more than one kind of dream. For example: Many ultra
successful people use a process of “waking dreaming” to fuel their
visionary powers.
What is a “waking dream?” A waking dream often starts out as a
daydream. But each time the dream is remembered, the brain cell
networks associated with it are physically strengthened.
And if the dream is repeated enough, what started out as a daydream
becomes a dominant vision. The key word here is DOMINANT.
Overcoming Personal Doubt and
Fear
You can bet that all successful
people started out with their own collection of personal fears, doubts,
and perceived limitations.But as their dream was encoded into their
brain cells through repetition, it gradually became more dominant than
their fears and doubts.
Soon the neural network holding their dream was stable enough to
totally override those old fears and doubts. This is NOT a “made-up”
scenario. It’s solidly based on modern neuroscience.
Scientists now use fMRI technology to actually watch the brain create
new neural connections while someone is focused on solving a problem or
learning something new.
I saw these same results years ago during my computerized EEG brainwave
and biofeedback research and clinical practice. This is a powerful key
to success. And it’s been used by the world’s ultra successful people
since the beginning of time.
The fact is – repeated focus builds actual physical brain power.
Why does this work so effectively? Because at some point in time, a
repeated vision of your dream becomes a BRAIN-BASED INTENTION. That’s
when the doors begin to open, the opportunities seem to drop into your
lap, and your dream begins to take shape as a reality.
Enter Visionary Power
We are each endowed with
visionary powers. When you take a few minutes to think about what you
are going to do over the weekend, you’re actually visualizing.
Here’s the process: First, you consciously picture your possibilities
using your imagination. Second, you make a choice of one possible
option from among the many. Then all that remains is to take steps to
create your choice in reality.
But most ultra successful people are highly achieved visionaries, and
take this process a bit further. To me, a “highly achieved visionary”
is one who:
* Encourages waking dreams.
* Purposefully uses their imagination to create possible scenarios from
their waking dreams.
* Selects a scenario that fires up passionate desire.
* Strengthens their vision by constantly “dreaming” about it on a
conscious waking level.
* Takes focused, committed action to bring their dream, or vision, into
reality.
The levels of success achieved by ultra successful people often bring
outrageous rewards and millionaire-level financial returns.
You may or not be motivated to become a millionaire. That’s not really
the issue. Many people can live the life of their dreams without being
wealthy.
You may be one of them. Perhaps
your vision has nothing to do with money at all. It could focus on
creativity, or simply a less stressful lifestyle.
How to Get Started
Here’s a great bit of advice by
the famous American writer, Mark Twain:
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting
started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small
manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”
Try this approach to get yourself started:
1. First, give yourself the luxury of some relaxing time alone. Then
just imagine how you would like to spend the rest of your life. It’s
often especially good to get out in nature.
2. Second, allow yourself to “daydream” about what your ideal life
would look like. Be sure NOT to place limits on the size of your dreams.
3. Third, as you do your visionary waking dreams, watch for one vision
that seems especially inviting or exciting to YOU. The greatest power
in manifesting a vision is PASSION.
4. Now memorize (or write down, if that’s your style) the essence of
that vision. And make a commitment to yourself to “re-visualize” it
several times a day.
Open your awareness to steps you can take to bring your vision into
reality. Just begin to take action. Even 10 minutes a day adds up
quickly.
Pay no attention to negative fears or feelings of inadequacy. The
process itself will handle them. This is NOT a race -- it’s about the
rest of your life.
If you can’t get your visionary process moving, try going for a walk or
run. Or go swimming, biking, hiking, or even weight-lifting.
How to Keep it Going
Ultra successful people are that
way because they’ve learned how to light up their own passion – and
then keep it hot. If you’re out there by yourself, this can be a
challenge at first. You may even feel a bit overwhelmed.
This is a common experience for most of us when doing something new –
especially if that “something” involves expanding our own self.
Remember not to make the visionary process unnecessarily difficult.
Enjoy yourself. Make each step of the way as enjoyable and playful as
possible. This IS your life, after all. Just persist in revisiting your
ideal vision.
Your amazing brain will build
stronger and neural networks to help your vision manifest. That’s a
proven scientific fact!
Here's help taking the Next Step!
: Quantum-Self
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