Create Your Day

Do you tend to let your outer circumstances set the tone for each day? Do you allow other people and events to trigger feelings of anger, frustration, impatience and more? Do you start your day reading news websites and feel out of sync with where you want to go in life?

When you do this, you are not using the power you have available to you. By setting intentions and visualization you can turn every day into a great day and even the biggest challenges will seem manageable.

When you first wake up in the morning, even while still lying in bed, spend 10 minutes or so thinking about the types of things you would like to experience that day. How would you like your workday to go? What kind of people would you like to meet? Would you like to receive great opportunities to advance your career or financial situation? How would you like to feel for the majority of your day?

Don’t stop there. Go to the Dollar Store and buy a simple spiral-bound journal or notebook to record your day’s intentions. You can select one with a fancy cover, a message that inspires you, or something plain and bland. Pick them up in your hand one at a time, and you will know when you have selected the right one.

Every day, write down your intentions for the day after your ten minutes of thought. Spend a few minutes vividly imagining each scenario, exactly as you would like it to happen. Pretend you are watching a movie in your mind, seeing it all play out exactly as you would like it to.

Most importantly, allow yourself to feel like they are happening now. Immerse yourself in feelings of abundance, joy, happiness and gratitude as you enjoy one great experience after another. Use this same process for every encounter or occasion of the day.

Finally, write down your five to ten bigger dreams and goals that stretch beyond today and into the coming weeks, months and even years. Some of these longer term goals might appear on page after page as you step closer to achieving them with your daily successes. Don’t limit yourself and don’t feel bad if your intentions for the day are simple and uncomplicated.

By the time you’re finished you should be feeling fantastic; buzzing with good spirits and high expectations! If you can get in this daily habit of visualizing and recording your intentions your life will change around you, gradually at first and then by leaps and bounds. Don’t overthink it – spend your ten minutes visualizing and five to ten more minutes writing it down. That’s it.

Then continue with your normal routine, taking special care not to be attached to any specific events or experiences, just simply staying open to whatever comes. Keep affirming that great things are going to happen to you that day, and you feel great about all of the blessings and abundance in your life.

At the same time, avoid getting entangled in feelings of worry, anxiety, frustration, and anger as much as possible throughout the day because those feelings will interfere with the positive energy you have already put out. You can refer back to your journal during the day for inspiration but if you stick to the daily morning habit it won’t be necessary and you will be able to relax into your day and let it unfold as you visualized. Allow good feelings to flow over you again. Affirm and know that wonderful things are happening, even if you don’t see them quite yet.

By using this process on a daily basis, you will eventually notice that good things are starting to happen. You’ll find yourself being in the right place at the right time and generally enjoying greater opportunities and abundance.