Using Visualization and Affirmations for Motivation 

Building visual boards and using affirmations helps you reach your goals

When you want real motivation to do something or make it happen, Start with good visuals of the outcome. You need to be able to visualize the experience. Making a visual picture, like a collage, of what you are trying to achieve adds to the visualization. Every time you look at it, you will renew your desire to be there doing what you see.


You want to ensure that you engage all your senses. Find ways to incorporate all your senses into the work. When you work with visual cues, the sounds of what happens, and all the emotions at play, the results may make the experience feel real.


Use affirmations to help make your desires a reality. Act as if everything is already happening. You can not just mention affirmations once and have everything fall into place. You want to integrate visualization and affirmations into your morning or bedtime routine for consistency.


You may start with affirmations, and you want to reinforce the mental imagery with real-world steps to bridge thoughts and results from the mind to real action.

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Author: Mike Balof

A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future. Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.

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