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Visualize Your Way to a Healthy, Happy Life
A Bite-Size Read for Your Health and Waistline
What do you want out of life? Really think about it right now. What are your big dreams and long-term goals that keep you awake at night or get you up in the morning? They seem lofty at times; maybe near impossible! Yet…they don’t have to be. It’s possible that the key to achieving your every desire in life comes from something called visualization.
You may recall an article I wrote a while back about the word “don’t” and how our brains can’t compute it. The same vein of thinking applies here; it’s not just about dream boards though. Visualization is a kind of mental exercise in which we want to mold our subconscious minds to make healthful and helpful choices all on their own. Lots of athletes, from Muhammad Ali to Michael Phelps, have been known to use visualization to make them the best in their sports. Maybe you’re thinking, “how does it even work?”
I like to describe it as a mental rehearsal of sorts. It’s a way of picturing the situation, any situation you want, going your way. Part of why this works is because the brain doesn’t know the difference between reality and imagination. When we visualize a situation going great, the brain takes this as fact. Whether you have an important work presentation or you’re preparing yourself to not stop at the doughnut shop on the…
