Do you use your imagination?
What is imagination? Do you know what the power of imagination can do? Do you use your imagination to attract success? How to use your imagination?
Creative imagination is the ability to imagine a situation or an event that you want to create in your life. Everyone uses imagination in daily life. We create images in our heads based on our current circumstances or the way we would like our circumstances to be. However, the majority use their imagination in a negative way where they keep imagining the same undesirable events over and over again in their mind.
In my previous article “Does visualization really work?” I mentioned that I had many things in my life manifested due to the use of creative visualization and imagination. You can achieve similar results if you have faith, take action, and use your imagination to create the images and scenes you would like to experience in your life.
When I talk about the power of imagination, I’m including the five senses. Some people might imagine a taste, some imagine a smell, and others imagine a feeling. You have to find out what works for you and do it.
There is an exercise that some actors use called “emotional recall” which helps the actors use their imagination to recall an experience from their past to feel its emotions once again. This exercise if you use it will help you as well to imagine various feelings such as happiness.
You can use whatever method you want, the important thing is to develop and use your imagination daily to create the life you want and desire.
Benefits of imagination and visualization
- Create the life you want using imagination and creative visualization
- Strengthen your concentration skills
- Get peace of mind
- Build self confidence
- Improve your social skills
Imagination and visualization examples
In the early 1990s, I was watching an interview with one of the most successful singers in the world where he mentioned his use of imagination and creative visualization. He mentioned that when he was a child, he used to sit by himself and visualize himself singing on the stage in front of thousands of people as he has strong passion for singing.
Now years later, not only did he achieve his goal in becoming a very successful and popular singer, but his music is being taught in some of the colleges and universities around the world. Do you see the importance of imagination?
Want another example? I always had high standards for the type of woman I like to be with. I knew exactly the inner and outer attributes I want in a woman, so I started to imagine and visualize myself with that kind of woman in my life daily. I had absolute faith that she will show up in my life, but didn’t know how or when. I put the power of imagination and visualization to work and now the woman that I was dreaming of for so many years is in my life.
As I mentioned in my book “The ultimate guide to achieve your goals” you can achieve many great goals if you use your imagination creatively. As you can see from the previous two examples that imagination and visualization are powerful techniques that you can use to your advantage. If you visualize, have faith, take inspired action, and persist, then I guarantee you will achieve your goals and desires.
Always remember what Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
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Dia,
I do try as much as possible to use my imagination. Mostly though I only use it to visualize what I am writing about to bring some strength to my analogies. I have noticed of course as I have aged that my imagination is nowhere near as creative as it was when I was a child. For that reason I now spend a lot of time with my 6 year old son listening to the awesome things he can come up with. So far his imagination has never failed to surprise me. I plan on using these tips to make sure I use my imagination and visualization to the fullest. Great post.
Frank recently posted..Nothing is Impossible
Hi Frank,
Yep, we can learn a lot from children. They are excellent at imaginating different situations. We all imagine daily to some degree, the thing is most imagine situations and events that they don’t want. Instead, they should imagine situations that they want to achieve in life. Thanks Frank
You know what Dia – I’ve learned a great lesson about imagination. No one has it like kids. Having 3 young kids, I’m benefited by hearing what lofty things they come up with. At the end of the day, they not only imagine, they believe it. To them, what they imagine isn’t lofty – that’s my 30 year old take on it. This has been a great lesson. I’ts tied up a link for me – showing that believing what we imagine is a prerequisite to achieving it.
Very informative. Thanks!
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Hi JK,
Yep we can learn a lot about imagination from children my friend. Imagination is crucial if we want to achieve great goals. We have got to see it before we get it.
Thanks JK
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If you can see it, you can achieve it. Imagination and visualization are sure-fire way to achieving your goals. It can be said best best by one of my favorite quotes “Everything happens twice, first on the inside, then on the outside” (not sure who it is by). As a competitive runner, I often use these techniques for race preparation.
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Hi Lisa,
I love that quote you mentioned, never heard of it before, so thanks for sharing it. Yep for sure, we first have to see it, then we can achieve it in life. I’ve accomplished many things in life with the use of imagination and visualization, so it is a great and crucial goal for achievement. Thanks Lisa
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Dia: Sooooo so true. Imagination really is the key to unlocking so many of our dreams and goals. If we can just learn how to effectively use our imagination and then develop the confidence and discipline we need, the sky is the limit. Great post and message.
Sibyl – alternaview recently posted..How to Instantly and Easily Improve Your Day
Hi Sibyl,
Exactly my friend, we have got to make imagination and visualization a habit. Once we do, we will start seeing miracles
Thanks Sibyl
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Hi Dia,
Excellent post here.
I your points about the imagination and appreciate Jk’s comment too. We learn can learn a world about visualization by observing kids; they do it all the time. When we grow, most forget how to use this faculty.
Thanks for sharing!
RB
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Hi Ryan,
Yea, children are wonderful to learn from when it comes to imagination and visualization. The key is to develop this skill, so it we can benefit from using it. Thanks Ryan
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Hi Dia,
Great post and I totally agree with you. I started learning not too long ago more about how what I imagine in my life really does bring it into my reality. Good or bad, so you really have to watch what you think about. It’s truly an amazing lesson we all need to learn. I also have a vision board hanging above my desk that I look at every single day so I am bringing into my life what I visualize.
Love reading posts such as yours. We all need that inspiration from time to time. Keep up the great work!
Adrienne
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Hi Adrienne,
That is great you learned that what you imagine does happen in life. This is so true Adrienne, what we see in our mind, tends to happen. Having a vision board really helps as it keeps what you want to manifest in front of your eyes. Thanks Adrienne
Dia recently posted..How to Stop Being a Perfectionist
Imagination and visualisation makes our life better. We can talk and spend time happily even with those who hate us in our real life. The cahracters that we include in our imagination at any cost, should obey us. They have no right to oppose us. A life in dreams is better than the one in the real world.
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