Basic visualization for success means taking a task and mentally rehearsing it happening well. You can amplify the benefits of this practice by making the visualization more vivid which will trigger the reward circuit of your brain. "First, set a timer for 2 minutes at the start of your day and begin to visualize your success. Then, take the image or movie of your goal being achieved and refine the scenes, making them crystal clear. Tune up the color and improve the brightness” says Barbee.
The takeaway here is that when you’re using critical thinking or analysis, bigger goals can feel overwhelming. But when you connect with a goal that’s 5x bigger, and 5x as vivid, it becomes more compelling and even more rewarding to accomplish so you activate your “desire” as well as your problem solving. Time is the one thing we all want more of but can’t buy, and it’s a precious resource when it comes to goal achievement.
"By recognizing where decisions are happening and where they’re not happening, you create big opportunities. We all have ample time, we just waste it sometimes!” Barbee reminds us."Truly seeing how you spend the time you do have will help you make decisions that support your long term objectives instead of sabotaging them." The way we define a problem influences the solutions we will find, and seeing problems from all angles gives you a leg up to successfully solving them.