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Today – jumpy visualization. I went from visualizing one thing to another to another. It’s like I was getting distracted while visualizing. When visualization is jumpy like that it’s hard to build up any energy with it which is the whole purpose.

I’m starting to equate jumpy visualization with fear. It was frustrating even trying to visualize things like a huge social circle or a large network or money flowing in because I know they’re not going to happen if I kept rejecting any form of them due to fear. I’m guessing it is fear of what I attract being new and therefore unknown to me. I remember Tony Robbins saying that when you’ve been in your comfort zone too long you start looking for distractions. That’s definitely true and maybe the same thing happens with visualizations. If you’re visualizing something and you’re actually scared of that happening then you might jump to visualize something else less scary.

The good thing is that simply being on this path has allowed some fears to be overcome slowly but surely. I think I’m pretty close to tackling another big one.

I love 30-day trials

This 30-day trial is so freakin easy yet it satisfies a lot of things I wanted. The whole idea of even doing a 30-day trial came from the article about persistence and consistent action. I realized when I was doing off-season football training there was no slacking. Consistent action didn’t even seem to be a problem. Looking back I know that consistent action was purely driven by accountability.

I like this trial I’m doing now because I don’t have to constantly focus on the past for content. I can just write what happens today. This trial has pushed me to post more than any other month on this blog already and this is just day 7. I think the next 30-day trial might be a marketing trial or at least something that pushes me more. I don’t want to think too far ahead though. I want to finish this trial first.

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Lets go Day 8!

Bad idea to visualize right after reading Steve’s Conscious Growth Workshop Results post. All I could visualize was me being there next time. He gives such incredible detail on his posts it was pretty easy to visualize.

Fear puts a stop to results

I’m coming to the realization that you can have a very effective strategy all planned out for something you want to do. If you were to follow that plan it’s almost certain you’ll get the results you want. BUT if you’re scared to act on a part of that very effective plan you might freeze your results or you might attract similar options that you also reject thereby also freezing your results. It’s frustrating to know what to do and be afraid to do it.

A while ago I listened to this podcast about overcoming fear. I thought it was interesting how he tackled a core belief that other people are separate from us and there would be no fear of other people or I guess even other animals if we saw others as a part of ourselves. I listened to that podcast probably about 2 or 3 years ago. Then I listened like a week ago and it was totally different to listen to. He mentions Buddha and had me wanting to know a lot more about Buddhism and Non duality after I listened.

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Visualization today was so intense I cried. That was the first time visualization has ever been that intense and vivid. That was a very unexpected reaction. It’s almost like everyday I do this I peel off another layer of something.

I imagined me in my own house chillin. I imagined a pool and basketball courts in it too. That was all cool but the real surges of emotion came from me visualizing things that involved other people. Public speaking really sent a surge of emotion through me and was what pushed me to cry.

I visualized my social circle being absolutely huge. Because that circle was so large it was easy to see things just flow way smoother. I can leverage everyone else’s talents and expertise so I find answers to questions a lot faster. Money comes easily and effortlessly and I don’t have to force things. Life is so different from the way it is now.

I commented on some blogs today and I plan on doing a lot more tomorrow.

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Lets go Day 6!

Today visualization was pretty disconnected. I kept looking at the clock to see if it had been 20 minutes. Maybe because I was really hungry and still sleepy.

A lot of the visualization today was about marketing. I kept thinking about effective ways to market the blog. I’m not really delivering any value if no one is seeing what I write so I’ll probably use forums, blog commenting, and social media. I could definitely use some guidance with social media so about 2 days ago I ordered book The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web, recommended by Darren Rowse of Problogger. My view on social media is pretty fuzzy so I know this should provide at least some benefit.

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I’m ready for day 5!