Do you need to eliminate bad habits such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, eating disorders, impatience, quick temper or any other annoying habit that may be bothersome to yourself or others? Do you lack confidence? Do you need to lose weight? Do you need to improve your problem solving abilities?

Are you aware that most people only use a very small portion of the brain to function? Research has proven that when you practice visualization techniques, simply using your imagination and focusing daily upon what you would like to accomplish or change can have a lasting impact upon your life! Many people who have used the techniques I will explain have found their colds, infections, headaches, sleeplessness and even cancer conditions have diminished and often disappeared completely.

Instead of using only the left (analytical) side of your brain in order to meet daily challenges, you can open and stimulate the right (creative) side of your brain and find a new you emerging, capable of stepping out of your mundane box that kept you frustrated, stressed and stuck. Yes, your mind is truly powerful and you can achieve amazing results if you are willing to spend a few minutes several times daily to exercise the formerly underused part of your brain.

To get started, disconnect, decrease volume or simply decide not to answer your phone (Isn’t voice mail great?) and find a comfortable, quiet place where you will not be disturbed for awhile. Often the best time to practice is early morning upon awakening and before falling asleep at night, but also try to take a few minutes at other times during the day. Either sit or lie down, get comfortable and close your eyes. Then take a slow, deep, deep breath and as you exhale slowly think “RELAX”. Repeat 3 or more times and then see yourself relaxing on a beach or lying in a hammock. Imagine you can see and hear the sea gulls swooping in the sky and the waves lapping on the shore and feel the pleasant sea breezes. warmed by the sun. At other times, imagine lying comfortably in a hammock, gently swaying as you inhale the fresh, clean, fragrant breezes and hear birds and little animals in the area.

The next step is to visualize what you wish to accomplish:
Ideal weight–Imagine drinking a tall cool glass of water, several times, daily and seeing fat cells disintegrating and being washed away and eliminated. See how you would look and feel at your ideal weight. See your slender body, your sleeker image in new smaller fashions. Feel energized, feel great. See yourself moving and walking, easier and gracefully.
Achieve confidence and poise–picture a scene such as a job interview, giving a speech or performing and imagine every detail being accomplished perfectly with a round of applause or the words, “You are hired”. Athletes and performers often use this technique and improve their scores beyond expectations.
Solve problems by reminding yourself at bedtime, and visualizing that in the morning your mind will be fully aware of the solution. Inventors and composers often received their inspirations in this manner.
To eliminate negative habits, watch a new cigarette dropping down, down, down into a deep, dark hole and see yourself being free and revitalized without that crutch. Chocoholics, imagine the next chocolate treat you eat, tasting the most vile, the most horrible taste that you have to remove it immediately and then see the end result–a healthier, slimmer slender you.

Now imagine and visualize the “New You” with increased inner strength to accomplish all your goals, one at a time.