I met a delightful, confident woman at the Ogden Costco who is a professional organizer. She has a bona fide bucket list. On her list of aspirations, she recorded that she wanted to be on the "Hoarders" cable show. Eventually, a show was planned to help a "Hoarder" in Utah. She was one of three professionals that the program manager of the cable show contacted to interview for the job. Among all the professional organizers in Utah who were considered, it turned out that the three women included herself, her mentor, and her apprentice. She was chosen after the interviews. She didn't have the most experience. She accounted her selection to the fact that she was the only one who had written it down! I imagine she had spent time visualizing it more than the others too. Perhaps the very act of writing it down contributed to the visualization process.
Another day I met a woman who ran track in high school. She said her coach had them write down the time they wanted to achieve on their time trial sprints. She always wrote the time down on her hand with an ink pen. She said that it was uncanny, but when she finished her sprint, it was almost always her desired time. Somehow, the act of writing down her desire enable her to stretch herself to achieve her goals.
It is a new year, and whatever your desires are, write them down! My sister Leslie, prior to becoming the National Best Selling Author of The Jackrabbit Factor; why you can, read a vision statement daily before proceeding to write. In her vision statement, she told herself that she was a national best selling author. She said that she had to prep her mind before working on her manuscript. The vision statement was the best way to do it.
So do you have your pen in hand yet? I'm signing off to write a few goals myself. :)
Great post and LOVE your 'What Are You Thinking?' Book by the way! Great job writing and please keep it up!
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