Use the Power of Vision to Create the Life of Your Dreams

“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”

- John Updike

Close your eyes and imagine the life of your dreams.

Actually see it through your own eyes. Touch it. Hear it. Smell it. Taste it.

How do you feel? How would you describe your character? Where are you living? What kind of car are you driving? How would you describe your relationships with your loved ones? Are you spiritual? Are you famous? Rich? Content? Perhaps you’re a great philanthropist, or an internationally acclaimed author and speaker. Maybe you’re a rock star, or a professional athlete.

You may be thinking, “Rahul, these are just dreams. Everyone dreams big, but their dreams hardly ever come true.” I’ll let you in on a little secret. Dreams do come true if you believe you have the power to make them come true. The very fact that you have them means you have the ability to make them real. The catch is you’ll have to do a few things on a daily basis to make this happen.

My Vision

My ultimate vision is to create a new education system that fosters growth of character and helps students realize their true potential. I know this is a lofty goal. It won’t be easy to introduce a new education system into a society so deeply invested in its current system. However, I’m confident I will make this vision a reality as long as I focus on it every day.

Each night before I go to bed, I close my eyes and I see myself interacting with thousands of eager students at one of my schools. I hear the students typing notes on their laptops. I see them listening to my instruction intently. I observe the beautiful auditorium I’m lecturing in. I notice I feel amazing because I am changing people’s lives for the better. I feel gracious for the opportunity to make a difference.

Keep in mind; I’m seeing and feeling all of this through my own eyes. I am living in my vision.

What I’ve found is that by simply holding my vision in my mind on a daily basis, the results in my life are changing. I’m finding myself being able to reach out to more people. I’m beginning to generate income off of this blog. My character is beginning to change for the better. My connection with my loved ones is becoming stronger. I feel more gracious for being alive. Slowly but surely, my vision is becoming my reality. I know it’s only a matter of time before all of the other pieces of my vision fall into place.

Exercise: Creating Your Vision

Let’s start with an exercise. Please make sure you actually do this exercise. It’s critical to your understanding of the rest of the article.

Write down your vision. Make three lists. Write down what you want to be, what you want to do, and what you want to have. Next, organize each item on your lists in order of importance. If you’re having trouble doing this, ask yourself, “If I could only be, have, or do one thing on my list, what would it be?” Ask yourself this question each step along the way.

Once you’re done, look at your list. What you’re staring at are the most critical elements of your dream that you wish to make real, in order of importance.

Live Your Vision

The great thing about a vision is that it can be pulled up in your mental movie theater at any time. You can live it while at the gym on the treadmill, or while in your car waiting at a stoplight. You can live it while you’re lying in bed, or while you’re cooking dinner. It makes no difference where you are; all you have to do is allow yourself to be absorbed in your vision for a few moments.

The primary times you will want to “live” your vision are at night before you go to sleep and in the morning right when you wake up. These are the times when your mind is most receptive to conscious influence. Close your eyes and visualize the life of your dreams. Imagine yourself being, having, and doing all of the things you wrote down on your three lists.

Actually live your vision through your own eyes. Take note of how you feel when you’re driving your dream car. Get absorbed in the feeling of knowing you’re making a profound impact on the world. Hear the sounds of birds chirping while you sit on the patio of your dream home. Feel the jubilation of sharing close connections with your loved ones.

The key is to fall in love with your vision. The easiest way to do this is to constantly add more detail to your vision. What decorative artifacts do you have around your house? What kind of outfits do you have in your closet? When you look down at your body, what do you see? What’s the weather like where you live? Pay attention to the smallest of details.

It’s only a matter of time before you make this highly detailed vision your reality.

Why It Works

How do you explain this phenomenon?

The answer is the subconscious mind.

Your subconscious mind influences the feelings and thoughts you have throughout your day. These feelings and thoughts then influence the actions you take, which in turn creates your habits; thereby forging your character and destiny.

When you choose to visualize on a regular basis, you are choosing to directly influence your subconscious mind. The subconscious cannot distinguish between what is real, and what is not real. That’s the job of your conscious mind. If you’re consciously visualizing in vivid detail, the subconscious mind will accept your vision as real the deal, and will immediately begin influencing your thoughts and feelings to act in line with this “reality”.

These thoughts and feelings will inspire you to take the action necessary to create your vision in the physical universe. Hard to believe? Take a look around, and you’ll notice many of the most successful people in our world today use the power of vision to create the life of their dreams.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was invigorated by his vision of an American society based in equality.  I don’t have to explain how this one became real, do I? Steve Jobs envisioned a life of passion, contribution, and love for his work. Apple and Pixar were the result. Gandhi’s idea of a free India began as a vision in his mind. India is free today, and has been for the last 50 years.

Highly successful athletes use visualization on a regular basis to enhance the quality of their performance. Olympic gymnasts are taught to lie on their tumbling mats prior to performance, and visualize themselves in the middle of an incredible performance. Peyton Manning visualizes composure in tense situations, and sees himself winning every game before he sets foot on the field. Tiger Woods visualizes each and every golf swing before he hits the ball.

It’s no wonder these people are so successful at what they do.

Make Your Vision Work For You

Make the commitment to visualize the life of your dreams at least once a day, preferably in the morning when you wake up, or at night before you go to sleep. Imagine it in vivid detail, and make it as real as you possibly can. Fall in love with it. Visualize every small detail just how you want it to be.

If you can, pull your vision into your mental movie theater more often. Live a portion of your vision while waiting at the doctor’s office, or while waiting in the elevator. Remember to see it through your own eyes. Use every opportunity you can to fire yourself up with your vision. Take it with you every where you go.

If you’re willing to make the commitment to visualize the life of your dreams each day, and do this for the rest of your life, you will begin to see profound results. Your reality will look more and more like your vision over time. One day you’ll look back and see that the actions and decisions you made in the past created the life of your dreams in the present moment. You’ll understand, just as the most successful people in history understood, that the power of vision has worked for you.

I’m excited to hear about your vision, and how the power of vision has worked for you. Please share your experiences by posting a comment below or by contacting me.

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