Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.
Have you ever stopped to consider just how powerful your imagination is? We have the remarkable ability to mentally leave the present moment and travel anywhere in our minds — to the past, to an alternate present, or to a dreamed-up future. What a gift!
Unfortunately, for many of us, our imagination can work against us. Anxiety, for instance, is often the imagination used in reverse — painting pictures of a future we don’t want, full of fear and uncertainty, but that same powerful mechanism can be flipped.
I believe that imagination is one of the most underutilized sources of power and energy we possess. It’s a tool that can excite us, motivate us, help us clarify what we want, and move us toward our dreams.
If you want to view paradise simply look around and view it.
One of the most transformative tools I use while coaching clients is something called visioning — essentially the act of imagining your ideal future with intention. It’s not daydreaming. It’s a conscious, creative act of shaping the life you want by visualizing it in vivid, sensory detail.
I encourage you to try this right now. Choose one aspect of your future — your home, your career, your relationships — and imagine it vividly. Close your eyes and let it come alive in your mind.
What does it smell like?
What does it feel like?
Who’s there?
Where are you?
What are you doing?
What are you hearing?
When we take time to do this kind of imagining, we don’t just create pretty pictures in our heads — we generate energy. Excitement. Direction. We begin to give ourselves a target.
What we’ll see will defy explanation
If we take the time to imagine and define our goals, it becomes easier to work backward from there and identify what we can do today to move in the right direction.
If even imagining your ideal future feels a bit scary, know that it’s normal for resistance to pop up during such an exercise. It can bring up questions like, “What if I try and don’t get there?” or “What if it changes everything?” I’m here to support you through exercises like that and I’m excited to help you connect with your dreams so that they will become reality one day soon.
There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free, if you truly wish to be.
Michael Mendez
Certified Professional Coach | ELI-MP