Success Anchors

We are a lot more successful than we often remember. One of the

interesting ways to remind yourself that you are a positive and inspired

person is to think of a time in which you were really, really present

and aware – successful and to replay the memory in your mind.

We all have at least one of these experiences and if you have not had

one – make one!

It is not enough to relive the past – you have to bring it to the

present. Imagine you are there again right now in the first person –

i.e. as yourself, seeing through your own eyes, experiencing those

feelings in your own body. You can also intensify these feelings and

make them more vivid. hear the things people are saying, think the

thoughts you are having and experience it as if it is happening to you

right now.

The next two steps are critical to make this work. You need to

associate this experience with something that is easy to repeat – like

putting your hand on your heart, checking your watch, crossing your

fingers or putting three fingers together. It must be something that you

do regulary and can do without attracting too much attention. So do this

action and repeat the experience – i.e. put your hand on your heart

while you are remembering your success. Take a deep breath and smile. Do

this at least 10 times initially until you can get the same feelings,

pictures and sounds whenever you do that.

This is now a success anchor that you can use at any time to remind

yourself that you are successful and a great person. The recommendation

is to do this at least once an hour or twelve times a day.

I did this after coming across it in some of my readings and have

enjoyed the exercise – if only to remind one of the great things that we

get to do in life and to remember to breathe deeply. It reminds you to

put your energy into great things. Others have done it as well and have

reported that it gave them a tool to overcome negativity and to look at

things differently – often with profound effects. If nothing else – it

lets you smile 12 times a day.