Don't be afraid if you honestly answer, "Yes." Many people do (many more than you would think). I do, and I have a BFA degree in photography!

I know that some experts/teachers say it's fine if you cannot visualize things. "Everybody is different," they say. Some of us are word oriented. Others are more sensitive to touch, or feelings, or sound. That's true, and... Vision is VISUAL. Your Imagination is based on making IMAGES, pictures in your mind.

I believe that the ability to Visualize is a skill anyone can learn and become very, very good at. You simply need to Know HOW to Visualize and then PRACTICE what you've Learned. You can literally (and visually:-) learn to Visualize vividly, easily and instantly in only a few days.

Why is Vision important...?

Because Your Imagination is one of..., if not THE MOST powerful Creative Force in Your Life. You and I ARE precisely Who and How we Imagine (Vision) ourselves to be.

Do you have a Vision of yourself as a person who can hit a golf ball 327 yards straight down the middle? Tiger Woods does.

Do you have a Vision that you can make a $36 billion fortune in the stock market? Warren Buffet does.

Do you have a Vision of yourself making a profound and positive difference in the lives of millions and millions of women (and men) around the world? Marianne Williamson does.

Want to know what Your Vision is? Look at Your Life....

Want More and Better (anything) in Your Life? Change Your Vision....

If you have struggled or experienced difficulty in creating a Vision in the past, here's a simple exercise you can do a couple of times each day to build Your Vision Muscles. And just like working out in the gym for the first time or after a long lay-off, start slowly with something you can easily do. (Allow yourself to take baby steps with this. In a remarkably short time you will be a Mr. or Ms. Olympia with bulging Vision Muscles all over:-)

The best attitude to have for this exercise is one of Playful Experimentation. Please, Have Fun!

TO BEGIN:
Select an object you can hold in your hand: a portable phone, palm calculator, your watch or some other piece of jewelry, a pen, paper money or a coin.... Just pick something you can hold comfortably in your hand and that looks interesting to you.

Next, locate yourself in a quiet place and space where you can be uninterrupted and undisturbed for 10 minutes. Have the room contain enough light for you to see clearly. If having a serene piece of music to play in the background, which would help you relax, do that. Sit in a way that your spine is fairly straight. If you're in a chair, place your feet flat on the floor.

You'll be doing part of this exercise with your eyes closed so as not to be distracted by seeing other things around you. You'll begin with focusing your attention on Breathing and Relaxing.

Take the object you selected and set it down near enough to reach it easily when you are ready.

Close your eyes and begin by Exhaling. Don't strain, just "encourage" the air out by pushing gently from the area just below your navel. Allow your Inhale to be automatic and easy, naturally filling your belly and chest with your breath. Continue to breathe slowly, deliberately and deeply. As you do this, relax any part of your body where there is tension. Simply focus on that area of your body and literally "tell" it to relax. Do not worry about thoughts or feelings you may have. Just let them be and Breathe and Relax.

When you are relaxed, calm and ready, open your eyes and pick up the object in your hand. Look at it. Study it and notice as much about it as you can. What color or colors do you see? Describe it's size and shape? What are the unique and interesting details it has? How do you use it? Consider its value to you. Is it important? Expensive? Personal or Precious in any way? And notice how you "Feel" about it: Does the object make you feel Good? Bad? In what way...?

When you're Complete noticing and seeing all you can for the moment about the object, keeping the object in your hand, close your eyes. Do a couple of cycles of breathing in and out, returning yourself to a relaxed and calm state.

Now, bring the Image or Picture of the object in your hand to your mind. Physically extend your hand to hold the object in front of you just as you did when your eyes were open, AND Keep your Eyes Closed. Recall the object. Use Your Imagination to SEE it's size and shape, colors, the interesting parts of its design and detail. Feel it's weight. As you look at it, recall the Value it has for you, how you use it and any other things you Think and Feel about it.

When you are Complete for now, let the image of the object you created in your mind go away, feel yourself present in the room and when you're ready, open your eyes.

So, how'd you do? Were you able to see a picture of the object? Was the image clear or cloudy? Could you imagine the object in living color and great detail, or did you struggle to bring up a picture in your mind?

If this was difficult for you or if you wrestled with the process don't worry. At any point during this exercise if you experience struggle STOP. SMILE. ACKNOWLEDGE yourself for what you did right, well and successfully. Even if all you did was to breathe and relax and look at the object with your eyes open, make that your WIN! (That way, you'll be able to build upon it for the future.)

Whether you find it Easy or Hard to Visualize, understand that these are Both Only Habits-- the very same Thought you have had again and again and over again simply became a Belief. If you BELIEVE Visualizing is Hard for You, doing this exercise will change that. You will simply be establishing a New Belief that will quickly become more dominant than the old one.

Do this Vision Exercise a couple of times each day. Use different objects. When you can clearly Imagine the objects you're choosing consistently, "back up" your Vision enlarging it to include your hand, arm and some of the surrounding area.

Next, expand your Vision to include the room itself. Then picture yourself sitting in the room from a perspective a couple of feet behind and above you. See yourself sitting there holding the object in your hand, notice the room, the furniture, the shapes and sizes, walls, doors and windows, picture the scene with you in it as fully as you can.

As you do any and all of these exercises, begin to Imagine how you FEEL. Picture yourself Happy, Pleased and Proud at your growing ability to Visualize. Acknowledge yourself for how easy it is to use your Imagination, and how being able to Choose how You Think and Feel Empowers You.