Time for a guided visualization exercise: How to take action on a big goal. If you’ve got a vision for something you really want to accomplish, either personally or professionally, this one is for you. Especially if you’ve been prone to procrastinating or struggling to begin.

So, how does it work? Simple! Let my voice be a guide for you as you focus inward to help you tap into your inner wisdom and Intuition for answers.

Listen and participate in this guided visualization exercise: How to take action on a big goal.

Before we get started, here are a few things that you’ll need to do in order to get the most out of this.

1. Create a safe space - no distractions or interruptions

First off, you’ll need to create a safe space where you won’t be distracted or interrupted… and also, keep in mind that during this exercise, you’ll have your eyes closed. So yeah, probably not best to do this one while driving.

Silence your phone notifications… The world can wait for the next few minutes.

Then, get comfortable in a seated position or lying down, if that feels better. You get to decide. As with all visualization and breathing exercises we do together this year, you always get to decide what is best for you… take what you need, bless and release the rest.

Okay, now close your eyes or avert your gaze to the ground.‍

2. Take 3 intentional breaths together with me

Let’s take three intentional, life-affirming breaths.

• Deep breath in through the nose, expand the belly, hold at the top, and then slowly release through the mouth. (Do this three times.)

Now, let your breathing come back to a normal pace, whatever feels right for you.

3. Do a body scan and feel your feet

It’s time to do a body scan… imagine you are slowly scanning your entire body from the tip top of your head, slowly down like molasses, all the way to your fingertips, and then to your toes.

What sensations do you feel? Knots, twinges of pain, soreness, or even , on the flip side, any feelings of harmony, joy, or flow…. just notice what you feel in your body, without judgment or trying to fix it. Just scan down, ever so slowly until you’ve done your entire body.

Once you’re at your feet, really take notice of what it feels like to have your feet make contact with the ground. To be firmly rooted down, the safety and security of that sensation. What do your feet feel like right now?

4. Time to visualize - how to take action on a big goal

I want you to imagine you’re taking a walk outside. It’s a beautiful day with the weather just right, and you’re enjoying the fresh air. Your day ahead is free and clear, and so is your mind. This is the best feeling in the world.

Breathe.

As you turn the corner, you notice someone very familiar joining you on the path.

It’s your future self. The version of you who’s already achieved this big goal. They’ve come back in the universal timeline to guide you on your path.  And there’s a lot to discuss.

Breathe.

It feels so comfortable and easy to walk this path with them.

They are a calm, wise presence that you always welcome in. After a few moments together, you work up the courage and ask them, “how do I get from here to there? How do I accomplish this one big goal?” They look you in the eyes, wink and smile. “Friend, it’s simple…”

Breathe.

“You see, it’s simple. I need you to do the things I would do, not the ones your old self had done.”

“Wait, what? Tell me more.”

“You’ve heard the saying before, ‘what got you here won’t get you there, right?’ This is my advice for you. Simply do the things that I would do, right now.”

Think about your one big goal right now. Bring it to the forefront of your mind and look at the end result from all angles. What does it look like? Feel like? Sound like? Taste like, the whole nine. Get crystal clear on what exactly you want as if it’s already here now.

Breathe.

Now, ask me… Ask me exactly what I did to accomplish it.

You both stop on the path and take a seat at a park bench together. Your future self pulls out their journal and pen, and jots down a bullet point list of tasks, actions, and names. It’s clear, methodical, and a roadmap to what you need to do today, this week and this month, consistently. They hand you the list and you read through each bullet point, nodding your head yes. All of this makes absolute sense. You take the time now to commit to memory.

Breathe.

Take daily, imperfect action with consistency.

Keep your one big goal super clear in the forefront of your mind, always. Don’t wait to begin.

Remember, I’ve already achieved this thing… so there is zero question as to if it’s possible or not. It is. It’s done. So just keep putting one foot in front of another, and make sure your compass is always pointed towards that one big goal you are destined to accomplish. That’s it. Do the thing.

Breathe.

You both keep walking along the path towards your one big goal, smiling.

Take this last moment to say thank you with your full spirit and remember that you can revisit this gift anytime you wish. It’s yours forever and ever. You are never alone and you are always fully supported.

It’s time to gather yourself with a deep, belly-filling breath. And when you’re ready, open your eyes.

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So, how did it feel to calm your nerves this way? What came up for you?

I want you to set a 7-minute timer, grab a pen and paper, and take this time to write down everything you remember from this visualization exercise.

• What wisdom was shared?
• What visual clues did you see?
• What did your higher self look like in the mirror?
• What part of this exercise is sticking MOST in your mind and in your heart, that you can’t seem to shake?
• …and what’s one thing that you can do today (with courage and simplicity) to take action on this vision, in real life?

One final whisper

Your future self knows what you are going through right now and they came out on the other side.

They made a list, took action, and kept going, every single day until the goal was done.

Does that mean it’ll be easy? No guarantee, but I’m willing to bet that it does mean it’ll happen if you take action daily and stay focused.

Remember what your future self put on their list of tasks and actions. That’s your Intuition speaking, loud and clear.

I hope this visualization sticks with you the entire week through. Do it again and again if you need clarity or fresh ideas to help your spirit feel refreshed once again… because when you tap into your deep inner knowing, you’re accessing the deep inner wisdom. That electric energy that can be found inside all of us that connects us all together. It knows. You know. We all know if we are brave and we open ourselves to it.

You can do this, I believe in you.

It’s time to SIMPLIFY.

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Show credits: Suzen Marie, our Podcast Editor and Jeffrey Lynn, our Video Editor. Plus, Aubri Williams, Chris Justice, and George Mills, our advisory board. And I’m your host, Mary Baird. Big love to Dennis Coleman, Kristen Kurtis, plus Mark and the team at Goodboy, as well. Thank you so much for listening and telling your peeps about us.

As always friends, keep things simple.

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