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VISUALIZATION FOR KIDS

THINKING FROM THE END

If you have been following the kidsgoals newsletter and blogs, you have prioritized and categorized, written down your goals and promised to reward yourself for a job well done. You are raring to go, higher than a kite, totally psyched, and nothing is going to stop you; but did you know the one thing that can bring you down from that goal setting high faster than an elephant gun? In no uncertain terms the biggest deterrence to achieving what you set out to accomplish is negative self-talk.

That's right, even more harmful than procrastination - and worse it can strike you when you least expect it. Picture this you are going along on your merry way and suddenly that mind of yours starts to contradict you. It silently leaks poison into your psyche telling you that you don't have what it takes to accomplish your goals; you haven't in the past so what makes this time any different? If you let too many of those weeds of self-doubt take root you are doomed before you start. What you may not know is your subconscious mind cannot tell what is real and what is imagined so if you start listening to enough of those self defeating messages you will start to believe them. On the positive side you can still use the power of the subconscious mind to your advantage and teach your children how to use it too by using visualization.

Visualization is an incredibly powerful tool that we have at our disposal and can call on in a moment's notice! Get a clear image in your mind of what your goal will look like. Picture and experience in your mind everything that you want to realize. How does it sound, look smell, what positive things are others saying as you stand there proudly saying, "Look what I did!!! " You will probably find that your kids are even better at visualization than you are, but keep practicing; I guarantee it will get easier. In fact you will find after awhile that the image in your head will seem so real to you that you may even get emotional about it, all the better. Emotion makes visualizing even more powerful so your aim is to clearly see yourself as if you have already accomplished your goal while emotionally experiencing the incredible joy and satisfaction that comes from bringing it to fruition. Many professional athletes do this on a regular basis as part of their training for that competitive edge. Now that's some powerful stuff. Can I hear a whoo hooo!!!

Teach your child to use visualization to imagine his goal has been realized. Ask him questions about how it will look when he has attained his goal. Try to get him to use all of his senses. Ask him how it will look, feel and even sound. Have him picture in his mind what it would be like if his goal were to happen. First thing in the morning and before he falls asleep are the best times as that is when the subconscious mind is most accepting and relaxed. Try to get him started on a regular routine but NEVER force him to do this for a specific amount of time; it must ALWAYS be fun for him.

By Monicka

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