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Visualization Hack: Meditation

Meditation itself has many versions. If you live in a big city like I do, you may find a studio that offers a variety of meditation practices like guided meditation, crystal and aroma therapy, or sound healing. You can also find a variety of guided meditations to listen to online or through an app. I like the Insight Timer app; it has more than 25,000 free guided meditations.

The simplest way to meditate is to sit comfortably, close your eyes, breathe naturally, and focus on your breath. This enables you to clear your mind, leaving room for contemplation and reflection. Meditation reduces stress, increases clarity, and re-energizes you. These are all valuable attributes as you figure out your GoalTopia.

However, many people have their own version of meditation that is way more active and effective. If sitting still as you ponder doesn’t suit you, there are alternatives.

Divert your concentration: Take a walk, play video games, do a puzzle.

Take part in an activity: Exercise, do the dishes, fold laundry.

Sleep: Put the question “What do I want?” in your head before you go to sleep, and see what comes to mind in the morning.

Meditation, like many actions, is about trial and error. Explore different forms to discover what works best for you.

Time’s up.

Write your next header: “GoalTopia: Take 2.”

Answer the question again: What’s your ultimate dream, goal, or accomplishment?

Write it down.

If necessary, repeat this process a few more times. You picked up this book for a reason. I’m guessing it’s because you know you need a life-change. You also probably know what you want to do, but it may take a little time to bring it to the forefront of your mind. If need be, give yourself an extra day, or two, tops. You don’t want to go into overthinking mode.

Review Your List

Once you are happy with your potential GoalTopias, read through the list.

Do you see similarities? Is everything the same? What keeps popping up? This could have to do with your job or career, company, industry, family, health, wealth, lifestyle. It may be a combination of all of the above.

After some consideration, from your list, identify the GoalTopia—or combination of GoalTopias—you want to focus on and write it down under the header: “Ultimate GoalTopia.”

Case Studies

This first case study has a few different versions of GoalTopias, but her ideas share a common element.