Visualization is a powerful tool for creating change in your life. Many sports stars and celebrities have acknowledged that they have used it to help them achieve their goals and dreams. How can you tell though if you are actively visualizing or just enjoying a pleasant daydream?
Here are 8 ways to tell if you are daydreaming or using conscious visualization.
Daydreaming is unfocused thoughts that may be pleasant or negative
If you’re having vague thoughts of things that might be nice, or that you maybe would like to experience then this is just daydreaming. Thoughts that are negative, such as imagining ill for others or worrying about your life not working out are generally also daydreams.
Daydreaming is often procrastination in disguise (a pleasant escape)
Should you be doing something else? It is really common for people to disappear into their own minds when they should be focusing their attention on something else. Sometimes this form of procrastination is deliberate, while at other times it is providing temporary relief from a mundane or unwanted task.
Daydreaming is unconscious thinking about the past or the future
When you find yourself going over things that have happened in the past or that may occur in the future you are daydreaming. If you didn’t make the decision to have the thought and it just popped into your head you are not visualizing.
Visualization is conscious thinking
When you actively choose to think a thought and play a movie about it in your mind you are visualizing. Whether it is positive or negative, if you have consciously decided to think about it and picture it, visualization is occurring.
Visualization requires feelings to fuel it
What are you feeling when you play out your scenario in your head? Does it make you anxious, excited, worried, joyful or grateful? The feelings that you are experiencing are fuelling your visualization. Deliberately raising your vibration and focusing on feeling good when you’re consciously visualizing is an important part of your practice.
Visualization is done with a specific outcome in mind
Your visualization sessions should be specific. Clarity and purpose are important features of visualization. Choose a definite outcome that you want and focus on creating the imagery in your mind of this having already occurred. Make sure that the feelings you are experiencing are high vibratory to strengthen your visualization.
Visualization is creative thinking in the present moment
The images you are holding in your mind are now. Visualization is not thoughts of the past or present. You need to be creating a vision of what is and experiencing it in your mind as if it is happening right now. This is such an important part of visualization and is often overlooked.
Visualization is a powerful tool to help you design your life
You are the captain of your own ship. What you have in your life today you have attracted. When you can take responsibility for this, life gets better. Much better. Visualization is much more than a pleasant past time. It is a powerful tool that can help you create your life how you want it to be, instead of feeling like it is just happening to you.
Anyone can use visualization to improve their lives. It is free, it is controlled 100% by you and it can be done anywhere by anyone at any age. Now that you know the difference between daydreaming and visualizing you can make a conscious decision about which one you will experience. If you want to deliberately create results in your life, visualization is the tool for you.
