visualization: it can make or break your morning

Yes, it's already time for another mindset post!  Visualization is something that I was taught from a young age by my mother.  My first memory of learning it comes from when I was on swim team...

I wouldn't say I was the best swimmer on the team, in reality I was probably near the bottom of the list...  But anyway, the point here is that I enjoyed swimming (I still do) but only at practice...  I HATED swimming at meets.  I hated them so much and worked myself up before them because I was scared of failing.  To combat this fear, my mom would tell me to take a nap before the meet so that I had extra "energy" (I really think she just wanted me to CHILL-OUT) and as I was falling asleep she wanted me to visualize the meet going as best as it could.  I would imagine myself swimming my fastest and placing first.  Although placing first didn't happen often...  what DID happen was that my fear of the meet lessened.

​My mom was always a big proponent of visualization, and that definitely helped me carry on the practice into my adult life.  In high school and college I would visualize exams going well, presentations, etc.  Now in adulthood, I try to practice visualization every day.

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COFFEE & CONFIDENCE MUG:

So, how do you practice visualization every day?  It's simple really...  All you need to do is follow the same pattern my mom laid out BUT instead of visualizing one specific event going well, you imagine your whole day (well, most of it).

As you probably know already, mornings make or break your day.  Mornings can tend to be rushed too, so stream lining your morning is key, thus the reason I practice visualization THE NIGHT BEFORE.  All you need to do is lay in bed and as you are falling asleep, imagine everything going perfectly in the morning.  Imagine waking up feeling well rested, maybe even just a few minutes before your alarm.  Once you've woken up, what do you do first?  Do you go to the bathroom?  Imagine how the floor feels...  Instead of imagining it as "cold and jarring", envision it as "refreshing" and something that helps wake you up even more.  Next stop, mirror?  If so, imagine waking up to a perfectly rested and fresh complexion.  Continue on throughout your routine, planning out the most effective way to get things done.  During all this planning, imagine every tiny detail of your morning from your first sip of coffee, to the healthy breakfast you have prepared, to the awesome outfit you put on.  Maybe you even have a morning workout planned?  If so, visualize performing the movements and visualize rocking it.  

As you can see, mornings "set the tone" for the day because each thing you choose to do starts a chain reaction.  Think about it, if you end up working out and eating that healthy breakfast, you're most likely going to continue with your healthy habits throughout the day right?

Use your evening to set up for an awesome morning.  How?  Visualize it.  No, I'm not saying that everything we visualize will come true, but most of the things will.  What about what doesn't come true?  Well, all we did by visualizing is just leave some extra space in our minds to deal with the stress and overwhelm!

-always lifting your LIFE, Laura

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