Creative visualization is a mental technique that uses the imagination to make dreams come true, which in turn reduces or eliminates stress around the "not having".  Creative visualization can improve our life and attract success and prosperity. It is a power that can alter our environment and circumstances, cause events to happen, and attract money, possessions, work, people and love into our life.

The subconscious is incredibly powerful, representing five-sixths of our brain's thinking and power. To achieve success consistently and effortlessly, you must align your subconscious mind with what you want to create in your life and let go of past programming. If your subconscious beliefs conflict with the outcomes you're consciously affirming, you're guaranteed to fail. The subconscious wins ... every time.  An ideal time to visualize is in the morning and before sleep, perhaps after meditating.

Visualize what you want. Your subconscious can't tell the difference between a real and imagined event. When it "sees" what you want to achieve, it will find ways to make your dreams come true.  The same works regarding stress.  "Act as if" and visualizing "it" daily works wonders.  For instance, if you are stressed that you are overweight and a goal is to lose 10 pounds, visualize your self at that weight- in those clothes.  Act as if you are already losing the weight and do not go on the scale.  Simply smile, exercise and eat well to "maintain" your lost weight.

 Here's another example: You know you need a vacation and can't imagine taking the time off. Well, do exactly that in your mind, and in real time act as if you are going- soon! 
 
Try making a "mind map" and view it throughout the day:    
Write the word vacation in a circle on a paper and draw lines of branches and paths that are the details of the vacation connecting to the circle.  You may use colored pencils and markers- make it a fun activity.  Mindmapping is a great tool to fast forward any visualization into reality.

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Interview with Melissa Zollo, Author of Discover the Power of Imagination: Part 1

Melissa Zollo is an imagist, speaker, self-motivation specialist, and author of various CD audio programs: Discover the Power of Imagination, The Art of Intentional Creation, and How to Unleash the Power Within and Attract Money. In this interview, she talks about why people often lock their minds to success and the common reasons why this happens. She also talks about her programs and techniques.

I'm intrigued by your website's tagline, "Unlocking Minds to Create New Realities". How do we unlock our minds and why do they become locked in the first place?

The entire Universe lives in our deeper mind but many of us are just beginning to realize who we are and what we are capable of creating. Our lives are shaped and influenced by the quality of our thoughts and mental images yet many suffer from the impairment of the imaginative process. They are imprisoned in thought patterns and unwanted habits that they learned or acquired. "Unlocking Minds to Create New Realities" refers to discovering the process of manifestation and the unfailing laws that determine our failure or success in life. The greatest treasure in life is locked within the depths of our consciousness. The Treasure House I am speaking of exists in the realm of ideas. To free ourselves from anything that blocks our path to wealth, happiness, success, and health demands that we take charge of our thoughts and control our thinking.

In order to eradicate a negative message that was programmed into our minds, we must have a desire for something greater, look within ourselves and take action by re-programming ourselves until we build a new belief. Once we know how to harness the power of our imagination, we can learn how to free ourselves from limiting habits and attract the fulfillment of our dreams. Your mental images, thoughts, and feelings are controlling your destiny so it is vital to take complete control over mental blueprints and emotional moods. Once we know how to bring the incredible power of our conscious and subconscious mind under our direction and how to formulate the mental equivalent of our dreams and goals we become master of destiny rather than a victim of circumstances and the past.

We were unconscious or unaware of the power of the mental over the physical. At an early age, each one of us was impressed by suggestions from others. Since we did not have the tools or the awareness to protect ourselves from the endless stream of negative messages, we accepted many ideas that hindered our growth and imprisoned our potential to create, laugh, enjoy, and live a full, rich, and rewarding life. But that was then and this is now. Now we each have the power to examine the origin of our beliefs and see if they play a significant part in bringing about health, happiness, success, and peace of mind. We can accept or reject suggestions. Negative suggestions from the media, organizations, newspapers, and other people will no longer hold you captive and have power over you unless you accept the suggestion.

Author: Mayra Calvani