Visualize Success To Succeed?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? CAN YOU REALLY ACHIEVE SALES SUCCESS SIMPLY BY VISUALIZING SALES SUCCESS?nnOr is this visualization business just wishful thinking? If you could succeed by visualizing success, would you? Of course you would. So why not take a look?nnEverything in the man-made world exists because someone had the good sense, the wisdom, the insight, and the willingness to visualize something that didn’t exist.nnThat’s true of aspirin, The Great Wall of China, Pizza, the iPod, polio vaccine, satellite TV, the Space Shuttle, or the X-Box. So, we know that visualization works.nnWe’re not saying that all you have to do is visualize a check for ten thousand dollars and it will magically appear. We are saying that the first step toward success is to visualize that success.nnLet’s say you need ten thousand dollars. Think about it. Create a mental image of a check made out to you for $10,000.00. See it as realistically as possible. Imagine that you’re holding the check, feel it, run a finger along an edge of the check, and turn it over and endorse it.nnAllow yourself to enjoy the check. Imagine yourself depositing the check and paying for the things you needed the money for in the first place.nnYour subconscious mind will begin to process the fact that you have the money because it accepts what you sincerely imagine to be real. If your subconscious mind believes you already have the money the same way it believes you can ride a bike decades after the last time you rode a bike or it believes you can tap accurately on a keyboard without looking, your belief system, your behavior, and the way you talk will begin to reflect that fact.nnEvents will begin to occur as the result of that subconscious belief. Perhaps you’ll connect with someone who can help you avoid putting yourself in a bad financial spot again; or, perhaps you’ll read something about money management you might not otherwise have noticed; or, perhaps you’ll be freed up to be more productive, sell more, and earn more.nnWhat’s happening? Simple . . . since you’re no longer preoccupied with getting your hands on that ten grand, your subconscious mind has enabled your conscious mind to focus on using your education, experience, insights, and talents to improve your life.nnLike you notice red cars with chrome wheels after you buy a red car with chrome wheels, this is not complicated.nnBecause your subconscious mind is no longer blocking positive input, your brain has been freed up to process new information, accept new ideas, and handle new challenges. You are now able to establish positive goals and create the strategies and tactics you need to achieve those goals.nnStill skeptical? Good . . . we encourage healthy skepticism.nnLet’s take an empirical look at Donald Trump, world-famous author, businessman, and celebrity. His ability to succeed is legendary: He’s Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, his real-estate development company, founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts which runs some of the most popular casinos and hotels in the country and, of course, star of NBC’s The Apprentice.nnWhat some folks may not remember is that in the early 1990s, because of a severe real estate recession, Trump faced $3.5 Billion in corporate debt and $900 million in personal debt. By his own account, Trump had to sit down and manage those daunting economic realities the same way he managed all his successes.He identified each challenge separately, evaluated the true scope of that challenge, and visualized resolving the challenge successfully. He sat alone at his desk and visualized how to successfully handle each impending conversation with banks, bondholders, and vendors.nnThe Donald visualized success to achieve success and by 1994, had eliminated most of his personal debt and cut Trump business debt significantly.Whatever challenges you face, whatever your goals may be, do what Trump did and does . . . visualize the challenge, visualize the solution, and visualize winning. If visualization works for Trump, why wouldn’t it work for you?nnBy the way, in October, 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated Donald Trump’s wealth at $3,000,000,000.00 . . . if you don’t want to count the zeroes, that’s Three Billion (with a ‘B’) dollars!nnNot bad visualization, huh?nn“Visualize Success To Succeed?” Copyright © 2008 by LTD Associates West, Ltd. All rights reserved. This article is excerpted from the new book, BOTH SIDES NOW©, Sell Like Professional Athletes Win by LTD Associates West, Ltd., available online at BOTHSIDESNOW.BIZ and at Amazon.Comnn If you have questions or comments, Email me at LTDAssociates@msn.com.