The best way to think big is to start by thinking small—even tiny.
You probably have a fairly decent list of things you need and want, ranging from the specific (that new car) to the abstract (being more creative), and from the basic (work) to the miraculous (love). From your list of wants, choose one goal and form a mental picture of it. Maybe you choose that new car. Picture the exact make, model, year, and color of the car you want. Be sure to see yourself in the driver’s seat, so that your Inner Manifestor knows that this goal’s for you.
After you’ve formed a mental picture of your new car, viz it in front of you, about the size of a postage stamp Forms and colors are visible, but not details. Then, as if enlarging a photograph, picture it as a 5” X 7” picture. Details are coming into focus. If you want to add or modify anything in the picture, now’s the time to do it. Then enlarge the picture to an 8” X 10” color glossy. The colors become rich and details leap out. You see yourself behind the wheel of your new car, grinning broadly.
Now enlarge the picture to poster size. Add an affirmation caption to the top of the poster, “I’m Driving My New Car.” See your signature in gold at the bottom. The poster-sized picture reveals details about the clothes you’re wearing and the car. Suddenly you realize that you’re seeing the car from all angles; you can read the gauges on the dashboard and see that the license plate has been issued by the state in which you live.
You’re really seeing the big picture now and you like what you see. Filled with the energy you’ve focused on it, the mental picture pops into being three-dimensional and life-sized and you pop into yourself in the driver’s seat. You can feel your hands gripping the steering wheel and the car accelerating forward. What music do you have playing? Breathe in that new-car smell. Honk for happiness. You’re really in the picture now.
Whenever you want something, start with a small picture of it, then think big. You’ll get the picture.
Condensed from Chapter 2 of “The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life” by Valerie Wells, published by Chronicle Books.