Remember the movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” with James Stewart and Donna Reed? He’s a man who believed that he lived an insignificant life. Until, that is, he had a vision of what the life of his small town would have been without him. And he discovered that he was important to the well-being and abundance of his environment. Everyone had been impacted by his existence. The same is true of you. You are necessary to the Universe to be right where you are. You perform valuable services for the Universe just by being you. Everything you do creates ripples in the pond of space and time and affects others, people you’ll probably never know, that might even last for generations. So believe in your own importance and significance.
What would your ideal life be for you? Once you decide what that is, you can create a plan to achieve it. Taking steps each day towards your vision will mean that you will achieve it. Use this meditation to imagine what your life would be like and rehearse your next steps. This will make it easier to follow through on them and accomplish your vision one step at a time.
Thank you for joining me. I’m Linda-Ann Stewart, and I’d like to share a meditation with you to help you create your ideal life.
First,
do you know what your dream life would be for you? Think about what would be
reasonable and within your control to achieve. Once you’ve gotten an idea of
what that would be, develop your vision for it. A vision is important as a
guide and to help you stay on course.
Your
vision may be several months or years ahead, and it’s hard to work towards
something that far away. So just think about the next 90 days. What specific
actions can you take towards your vision and achieve within the next 3 months?
Now,
let’s do a short guided imagery for it.
If
you want, close your eyes. And imagine far into the future, that you’ve
accomplished the vision you’ve created. How do you feel living it? How are you
acting? How have things changed from when you first thought about it? Are there
new beliefs, attitudes or habits you’ve developed along the way? Allow yourself
to feel joyful at having reached your vision.
Now,
return to today. Imagine your vision in the distance. And now imagine the next
90 days. How much of your vision can you reasonably achieve within that time
frame? What small actions can you take in the next week, month, and the month
after that to step in the direction of your vision?
Imagine
yourself taking your next action steps. Consider how it will feel to have
completed them. Commit yourself to taking them. What can you do today and
tomorrow that will take you in that direction? Every step that you take brings
you closer to your goal.
Open
your eyes. When you mentally imagine and rehearse your actions, it makes it
easier to follow through with them in the real world. Write down your immediate
actions and decide when and how you’re going to take them. Be specific. As they
say, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
If you’d to achieve your 90-day goal more easily, download my free comprehensive Strategic Vision blueprint. You’ll receive the blueprint, as well as tips and directions about the 4 vital areas that support you in you in accomplishing your goal. Thank you for watching. I know you can begin fulfilling your vision by taking steps towards it each day. What action step are you willing to take today?
Do you know what your ideal life would be like? I don’t mean
that you’ve won the lottery and are living the life of a multi-millionaire.
That would be nice, I know. But I mean a life that is realistic and that you
can create for yourself through your thoughts and actions.
You’ve already created the life you have now, through your
thoughts, beliefs and behaviors. These have either been programmed in the past
or were of your deliberate choosing. The Law of
Attraction took that programming and brought you the life you now have. To
create your ideal life, take charge and mold your life into what you want it to
be.
As you consider your ideal life, you develop clarity about
what it would consist of. Contemplate a life that delivers all you need to be
happy, healthy and fulfilled. Although it needs to be realistic, don’t aim too
low. Really dream about a life that would bring you joy. Once you’ve begun the
process, it’s time to get specific.
Six steps to create
your ideal life:
Create the vision.
Your vision gives your subconscious and the Law of
Attraction a destination. It’s where you want to end up. As you develop
your vision, consider how your life could flow smoothly. Imagine that all you
need is provided. Reflect on what you want in the way of harmony, health,
travel and relationships. What kind of schedule do you want to keep? This is
the time to really dream.
Focus on one area.
If you try to work on too many goals at the same time, you spread your energy
too thin. Your subconscious and the Law of Attraction will
get overwhelmed. You’ll be able to advance a little bit on some of them, but it
will be so small that you’ll get discouraged. Instead, pick an area that you
really want to change, and focus on that first. You’ll reach it much sooner and
then be able to move on to your next goal.
Develop the steps.
What do you need to do to create your ideal life? Break your steps down into
mini-steps, making them easy to accomplish. How much of it can you achieve in 90
days? Make that your goal. When you have a vision, it may seem too distant and unattainable.
Breaking your vision into 90 day goals makes it much more approachable and doable.
Then attend to your immediate goal every day, accomplishing one task toward its
achievement. This convinces your subconscious and the
Law of Attraction that you really are dedicated to your goal.
Construct a
visualization. Visualization isn’t just “seeing” something in
your mind. Write out your vision completely, as if you’re scripting it. Include
how you act and feel with it being accomplished. This
gives your subconscious and the Law of Attraction a model to follow. As
you do, you may discover that you want to change some habits or attitudes about
yourself or your vision. Also script how you accomplish your next step. With
this visualization, you’re rehearsing your actions, which make it easier to
follow through with in life. Read your script every day.
Check your progress.
As you move forward, you may get detoured or distracted. This is normal. Life
happens. Every week, take a few minutes to evaluate how far you’ve come and
whether you’re still on course. If not, adjust your course to get back on
track. Plan out your week, and schedule your next steps. Continually committing
yourself to your vision means that you will accomplish it and empowers the Law of Attraction.
Celebrate your
achievements. No matter how small the accomplishment, give yourself a
mental pat on the back. It feels good to acknowledge that you’ve taken a step. This
rewards you for your efforts and encourages you to keep going. Since you want
more of those positive feelings, you’ll stay focused on your next step so you
continue to feel good.
As you work through these steps, you’ll discover information
and resources that you need. Your focus allows you to notice ideas that you would
have ignored before. You may also discover you need to shift your priorities or
give up outgrown ideas or relationships to accomplish your vision. You deserve
your ideal life. Open the door to receive it.
AFFIRMATION:
The Universe supports my endeavors and helps to keep me focused and on course. I deserve the best life that Life has to offer. I now envision it and give myself permission to open the door to succeed. The Universe empowers me to take each step, knowing that each step brings me closer to my ideal life.
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~ Linda-Ann Stewart
Guided Meditation to Overcome Resistance to Your Goal
Resistance to achieving a goal is natural. It’s a response of your inner mind to your feeling uncertain about the change that comes with achieving a goal. When you’re committed to a goal, but the resistance persists, it can be discouraging. This guided imagery meditation can begin to dissolve your resistance to moving forward and getting on course.
Transcript:
Thank you for joining me. I’m Linda-Ann Stewart, a vision strategist. I’d like to share a short meditation to help you overcome any subconscious resistance to your goal, vision or dream.
Resistance is natural. It means that you’re leaving your comfort zone, where you feel secure. The subconscious wants to keep you safe, so it creates anxiety and resistance in the form of procrastination, negative self-talk and the like. I’m sure you know what it is for you, right?
Well, though it doesn’t feel like it, your subconscious is performing a service for you. It’s helping you decide if your goal is more important than the uncomfortable feelings that will surface to keep you in place.
If you are committed to your goal, you can use this guided imagery meditation to convince your subconscious of your intent.
If you want, close your eyes. Imagine an image for your resistance, in whatever way your resistance manifests. It could be procrastination, fear, self-doubt, an old belief or something else.
Your image could be literal, or it could be symbolic, like a locked door, an anchor or a wall. It could also be simply a sense or feeling or a sound. Accept whatever image comes to mind. Imagine it bright, strong, and big and close to you.
Now shifting your attention to one side or the other, beside it, imagine an image for your goal, vision or dream. Again, it could be literal, like you accomplishing your goal, or it could be symbolic, like a sunrise. It could be a sense of satisfaction or the sound of people clapping. Accept whatever image comes, but imagine this one is faded, weak and small and a little bit of a distance from you.
Realize your resistance is trying to keep you safe. But it’s doing it now in a way that’s not helpful. You are committed to your vision, dream or goal, and are willing to face the uncomfortable feelings that might rise as you move forward. As they surface, you remind yourself that they’re just your subconscious being concerned for you.
As you understand this, the image for your resistance begins to fade, to weaken, to become smaller and recede away from you, into the distance. It’s served its purpose and knows it’s ok for you achieve your vision, goal or dream. As it fades, your image for your goal begins to become brighter, stronger, and bigger and comes closer to you. It fills your world.
You know the actions you need to take to make this goal, vision or dream a reality. You feel confident and eager to now take the steps necessary to move forward. You take this confidence with you throughout the day and days to come.
Open your eyes.
This meditation won’t do all the work to get you on course. It’s a big part of it, but you actually need to take definite actions, specific ones to move you forward. Actions convince your subconscious of your sincerity and dedication, and ease its concerns about your safety. With that, your subconscious will minimize its resistance and it will help you to achieve your goal.
If you’d to achieve a 90-day goal more easily, download my free comprehensive Strategic Vision blueprint at www. Linda-AnnStewart.com/setyourcourse.html. You’ll receive the blueprint, as well as tips and directions about the 4 vital areas that support you in accomplishing your goal.
Thank you for watching. What actions can you take right away that will begin to dissolve your resistance? Take care.
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~ Linda-Ann Stewart
“Infinite Spirit is drawing to me all the I need and desire for perfect joy, harmony, prosperity and health. Every part of me accepts this now. Only good comes to me and I recognize all that I need to do to ease its way to me.”
Mistaken thoughts and outdated beliefs are the only things that stand between you and the good your desire. As you let them go, more abundance appears in your life. And as you follow Divine guidance in any actions you need to take, this opens the doors for more good to flood in.
~ Linda-Ann Stewart
