{"id":46374,"date":"2021-08-28T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=46374"},"modified":"2021-08-29T20:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T00:06:38","slug":"visualize-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/visualize-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualize Your Goals: Change Starts in the Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does visualizing goals make them more attainable? How can short-term guidelines also help you get there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals are hard to reach when they are ambiguous. It helps to make objectives clear and measurable. A great way to do this is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/visualize-success\/\">visualize goals<\/a>, basically painting a picture of your destination. This technique, along with short-term guidelines, puts real change within grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn about visualizing goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achieve Change by Visualizing Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One problem that many people run into when making goals\u2014both on a personal level and an organizational level\u2014is that they focus on an ambitious, ambiguous result. These types of results don\u2019t have a clear metric for measuring \u201csuccess\u201d and often take a long time to reveal themselves. <strong>When you can\u2019t quantify or immediately see success, you quickly become discouraged. And, if your goal is too far off, you lose sight of what you\u2019re working toward. <\/strong>Imagine you set the goal to \u201close weight.\u201d With an ambiguous goal like this, you don\u2019t know exactly what you\u2019re aiming for, which makes it hard to understand your progress. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Change is most successful when your goals have two essential elements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The desired result is a clearly visualized destination.<\/li><li>This destination isn\u2019t too far in the future.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, make your weight loss goal feel more achievable by setting a clear destination such as, \u201cI want to fit into my favorite jeans again.\u201d This tangible destination means that you know <em>exactly<\/em> what you\u2019re aiming for. And, you can measure your success\u2014every few weeks, you try on your jeans to see how much you\u2019ve advanced toward your destination.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Become Solution-Focused by Visualizing Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Clear destinations are an essential counter to the over-analytical nature of your rational side. When your goals are too vague, you open up two avenues of overanalysis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You analyze your current situation in an attempt to decide if the problem that needs to be solved <em>even exists.&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><li>If you accept that a problem exists, you run through all the possible solutions to it.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the other hand, visualizing goals by coming up with vivid destinations helps <em>direct your rational energy away from the problem and toward the solution<\/em>, in two ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) It articulates why change is necessary and worth the effort. You don\u2019t have to think about <em>whether<\/em> there\u2019s a problem, because the problem is immediately clear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, the vague goal of losing weight might make you wonder if you\u2019ve <em>really<\/em> gained enough to do something about it. On the other hand, your clear \u201cfavorite jeans\u201d destination makes the problem obvious: You\u2019ve gained enough to not fit in your pants.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2) It interrupts your tendency to get caught up in the thinking and planning phase and pushes you into the <em>doing<\/em> phase. Instead of mulling over the details of your current situation and the many ways you could move forward, your thinking shifts to specific ways you can work toward the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A vague weight loss goal would lead you to research your BMI and how much weight loss is <em>enough<\/em> for someone like you. On the other hand, your \u201cfavorite jeans\u201d goal doesn\u2019t need analysis\u2014when you fit in your jeans, you\u2019ve lost enough weight.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Instead of researching hundreds of possible diets and workout routines, you think about your lifestyle when you last fit into your jeans (a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/motivational-success-stories\/\">success story<\/a>, of sorts). You think, \u201cI fit in those jeans while I was working at my old job that required a lot of walking. Walking more will be a good first step toward my goal.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beware of Rationalization When Visualizing Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Even with a clear destination in mind and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/true-desires\/\">genuine desire<\/a> to change, you can all too easily be pulled off course by your emotional desires. <\/strong>Your emotional side is incredibly strong\u2014as soon as you let it take over as your decision-maker, your rational side starts coming up with <em>rationalizations of your anti-change actions.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you started an exercise routine to reach your \u201cfavorite jeans\u201d destination. After a few weeks on track, you decide to stay in bed for an extra hour and skip your morning walk. You rationalize the choice: \u201cI\u2019ve been on track so far. I deserve a day off. And I shouldn\u2019t do <em>too<\/em> much exercise or I might injure myself.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In rationalizing your anti-change actions, you destroy your change potential in two ways:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Giving in to your emotional desires is a return to the easy status quo\u2014the action moves you in the <em>opposite direction<\/em> of your change.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Rationalization makes you think that you\u2019re just taking a small, controlled step away from the path to your goal. You believe you\u2019re still going in the right direction, driven by your rational side\u2019s desires. These small steps build into a slow and steady backtrack\u2014which you won\u2019t notice until you\u2019re back at square one.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fight Rationalization: Blend Destinations and Guidelines&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The best way to stay on track with your rational side\u2019s desires and avoid emotional takeover is by <em>blending short-term guidelines with your longer-term destination<\/em> as you visualize goals<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason short-term guidelines and long-term destinations work so well together to create change is that <em>successful change depends on having a strong beginning and a strong ending.<\/em><strong> What happens in the middle doesn\u2019t matter as much<\/strong>\u2014it usually looks nothing like you expect it will, and it usually sorts itself out as you successfully get the ball rolling with short-term change-supporting actions and have a vivid idea of where you\u2019ll end up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you set your \u201cfavorite jeans\u201d destination and create short-term guidelines that don\u2019t leave any wiggle room for rationalization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hit a minimum of 8,000 steps per day, except Sunday&nbsp;<\/li><li>Absolutely<em> no <\/em>soda or beer<\/li><li>Only one takeout order per week&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, you might discover that you prefer to do Pilates twice a week instead of walking, you tend to overindulge in wine but have control with low-cal beer, and ordering sushi a few times a week is healthier than the meals you cook up on busy nights. 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