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30 Days of LOA – 4 Steps to Using Visualization to Further Your Online Business
Today is about using visualization to reduce your fear, anxiety or stress around doing something out of your comfort zone in your business. As entrepreneurs, you’ll have to do things like that daily!Maybe you’re worried about a meeting, presentation, webinar, teleseminar, your first big speech (OR your 101st big speech!) a strategy session, asking for the sale… |
Visualization, or mental rehearsal will make any of these things go much more smoothly so you can enjoy massively positive results. You can use it to push yourself further, with a lot more confidence and inner peace.
I learned this from working with my horses and now I use it for all kinds of things… This doesn’t have to take a long time, it can be from a ½ a minute to a half hour. You choose what works for you.
Visualizing strengthens the neural pathways required for the skills you want to use. With mental practice, you become more familiar with the actions and feelings of doing that thing you’re feeling anxiety about.
- Choose where you’re going to do it – if it’s sales calls, maybe you’ll do It in your office chair – if it’s a speaking gig – maybe it’s doing this before you arrive at the event and then when you get there – ask the organizers if you can go into the room, then get on stage and do a mini visualization there! For me with the horses, I began lying down on a couch, then I moved to the stables where I heard the sounds, smelled what it was like to be riding a horse – the closer you can take your visualization to actually “being there” the better.
- Get rid of distractions. At first, you want to make sure you get rid of things that can interrupt your visualization.
Turn of your cell phone.
Put a “do not disturb” sign on your office door.
Close all your social media accounts.
Whatever it takes.
- Relax – Take several deep breaths.
Let your mind focus on your breath.
Allow your body to relax.
- Create a movie in your mind
This is the best, most fun and effective way I’ve found to describe how to visualize.
Set the stage. Where are you and what are you doing?
- About to do that sales call
- Taking the stage for your speech
- Asking for the sale
- Sending your first ever offer to your list community
- Doing your first webinar
See yourself there.
Imagine what you’re doing.
Hear what you’re saying (or what others are saying to you)
Feel the positive feelings you want to associate with a success in this area.
Most of all, ENJOY this process.
You are creating this visualization, this inner movie. Create it with the feelings and outcomes you want to experience!
Next episode, we’ll talk about how you can deal with haters in your online business.
Really appreciate how you laid the steps out, let alone this topic! The way you involve the senses is so meaningful. I’m a huge fan of visualization and big believer in it. Thank you Maritza, as always, such incredibly beneficial information to drive more revenue through your marketing best practices.
Thanks Dean! I would have bet you use visualization and a lot of other tools becoming a multi-million dollar salesman…
Nice one Maritza. Visualization has definitely been huge for me for achieving tasks that otherwise seem so overwhelming, although I have had to catch myself to ensure that I stay focused on positive visualisation and not visions of people throwing tomatoes at me as I’m about to get up on stage!
Thank you so much for sharing these tips for visualizing success in my business. I’m really new to the concept of visualization and having the basics laid out is really helpful. Maritza, how often do you set time aside for visualizing your business success?
I don’t know where I would be without using visualization practices. It has helped me to get over performance jitters, think through how I want to execute a presentation, and get really clear on what would be a success for me.
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Love this!! I have an interview on Wednesday and I will be definitely be doing a visualization tomorrow to prep for it. Thanks for this great post 🙂
Maritza-GREAT post, and something I struggle with a lot in my days juggling practice, kids, and all things online. As an business owner, budding entrepreneur, and Mom, my days are filled with feeling pulled in all directions and never feeling like you’re doing enough. Thank you for the wonderful tips to get started on making my prioritization struggle more of flow than challenge 🙂
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