3. It activates the law of attraction, thereby drawing into your life the people, resources and circumstances you will need to achieve your goals.

4. It builds your internal motivation to take the necessary actions to achieve your dreams.

Visualization is really quite simple. You sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes and imagine—in as vivid detail as you can—what you would be looking at if the dream you have were already realized. Imagine being inside of yourself, looking out through your eyes at the ideal result.

Photo credit: © istock/Zlatko Kostic Mental rehearsal.
Athletes call this visualization process “mental rehearsal” and they have been using it since the 1960s when we learned about it from the Russians. All you have to do is set aside a few minutes a day. The best times are when you first wake up, after meditation or prayer and right before you go to bed. These are the times you are most relaxed. Go through the following three steps: