Remember the little self-help book Irene purchased for me? I wrote about it here? Well I read the next exercise; even made the babies participate and it was kind of cute.
Activity #2: Today I will use visualization techniques to improve my outlook.
This exercise challenges you to already see yourself at the finish line. K said she saw herself as a successful author of young adult novels and I think N said something about being in charge of a Nino Brown-esque empire, but I can't be sure...
For me, I saw myself with a more muscular body (not crazy bodybuilder looking, more like Beach Volleyball athlete looking) being more diligent w/my meditation and yoga practice and becoming outdoorsy with my kids (CORRECTION: K does not approve of outdoor physical activities so never mind); running a successful media empire that includes a magazine, film & TV production company, record label and of course this blog and everything else that was born of (from?) it.
I visualized myself as a highly sought-after freelance writer and public speaker on all things media, especially when it comes to publishing. And lets not forget... you'd be able to get my books at Barnes & Noble- I don't know WHY B&N is the end all/be all for me but it is. I just want to walk into the store and see my book on the shelf, and not the discount shelf either. The regular shelf where they put literary fiction. That's where I want my book.
And did I mention that is this visualization I'm married? With two more kids? No? Oh well then forget I brought it up...
*smooches...kinda liking this book after all*
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it's still kinda silly but a "useful" silly
and I hope I didn't need to add in there that I'd still be living in Brooklyn, because y'all already know I can't seem to break up with this borough...
My visualization:
ReplyDelete-I will be 140 pounds, mostly muscle.
-I will have run a marathon (notice I didn't say win, just finish).
-Ditto for the Iron Man triathlon.
-I will have my book finished and turned into a very successful movie.
-I will be living in a large home with my husband, Olivia, and two adopted children.
-I will have a job I love and will be very good at it.
wow, that's sounds very ambitious amd possible... probably i need to start visualizing myself in the future more often... probably then I will get motivated to reaching the same finish line I see myself at...
ReplyDeleteand if... uh, i mean when you get that production comp up and running, i'm always up for some video production (i'm just saying)...
I will have my own bookstore here in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. It will not only be well established but well received. I will have either a nice apartment above the store or my own place nearby (still haven't decided which I want more). In an arrangement with a local shelter, I will foster a few cats who will stay in my store until some nice family adopts them.
ReplyDeleteFor the love of all that is good and holy ... NO MORE KIDS!!!!!!!!
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