Positive thinking and visualization, do they really work?

Question

Do you have a success story using this philosophy?

Answer 1

You bet your A.S.S. they do :). I read The Power of Positive thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, a few years ago and my life has never been the same. I recommend it to you.

Answer 2

My entire life is full of manifestation resulting from visualization. The key is creating a visual form of what you want. Do not place conditions or parameters on the form, just the end result. I believe that thoughts are things (read Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes), and that you can manifest anything into your life (some you want and some you don't want). The greatest lesson here is to be careful that you do not visualize what you do not want or allow yourself to fear something....you will get just what you visualize. I have more examples of it in my life then I could possibly write about, here is just one:

My sister and I own a business and a few years ago wanted growth and a larger facility. We did not have the capital and could not get a loan. We found the perfect building for our expansion and talked daily about how we would feel and what it would be like. We toured the building several times and even though we were in no position to lease it, we drew out all of the layout for equipment, office and etc. as if it were already ours. Soon a collegue from years back approached us about buying into our business as a partner as she had inherited money she wanted to invest. She wanted to expand the business. We agreed and reorganized our business into a three way partnership and were in the dream building within that same year. Our business tripled and we thought we had arrived! Soon, however, we found that we had not really thought through how much more staff we would need to handle the additional business and underestimated the cost of that staff. Then we began to regret the partnership because we had philosophical differences with our new partner and her husband. My sister and I missed the old days with our family owned business and visualized a change. We talked about the options and continued to imagine downsizing back to just me and her and our small fun company. Soon our partner's husband accused me of skimming money and all hell broke loose. Our partner withdrew and took a large percentage of our clientele, we had to pay her a large amount to settle the partnership contribution and we went into the red rapidly. We moved into a smaller building but our debts were still unmanageable. We are still paying off the debts but have downsized back to our small town business and are much happier.

So, you see, it works but you have to really understand how it works and be ready to accept the form your desire comes to you as. The more you grasp how the Universe responds to us, the more positive your experiences of manifestation will be. The key is to monitor your thoughts and not muddy up what you put out there with doubt, fear or what ifs.

Answer 3

Every day! Yes, some small and some big, but many stories. A great way to start is to visualize a parking space on your way somewhere, you have to really believe it is going to be there, but it's good practice. I believe in it, maybe that's why it works for me.

Answer 4

You'll realize the amazing true potential of positive thinking when you can reprogram your mind to clear out all of the subconscious negative programming you've accumulated over the years. A great book to reprogram your mind simply and effectively is "What To Say When You Talk To Yourself" by Shad Helmsetter, Ph.D. It has worked wonders for me in a relatively short time. Read the reviews at Amazon.com to see actual results from other readers

Answer 5

Positive thinking doesn't work magic on your life, but it can help to motivate you. Examples:

I am pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy. That is a very difficult thing to achieve, and can sometimes be discouraging, but when I was in my first few philosophy classes I had some amazing professors. Two of them took me aside after classes and told me that I definitely have what it takes to make it in philosophy, and that I should never ever let anyone convince me otherwise. When my academic work gets overwhelming or intimidating, I remember that those professors were in a position to know better than I do what it takes to make it, and they were convinced that I could. When I lack confidence in my own ability, I defer to their judgment for motivation.

Example 2: I lost both my parents last year (I'm 23). My sister (22) and I have had an unimaginable burden in settling their affairs, selling their business, navigating probate, taking over their mortgage, and all manner of other issues. But I had excellent parents who raised me well, and because of that I have the knowledge and fortitude I need to get through these challenges (my parents were strong people, and they raised us to be likewise). My sister and I are both happy, despite our grief and this immense adversity, because we know we were lucky to have parents who by being such great parents, equipped us to handle it, and because we have the most supportive friends anyone could begin to hope for. Despite our losses, we feel unbelievably lucky. Believing this doesn't somehow magnetically attract luck to us, but it makes us feel better and stronger, and we are empowered by our own attitudes.

Answer 6

Yes these works 99.99%, .01% is no because if all accepts success who would accept failuer ?

I have reality, not story, experiencd many time in my life. I always follow this principle but whenever I pass through distress it had always been a test of this principle and till now I have been success. To quote is the one of the most desesturus situation in my life as follow:

"During March 1997 I was trevelling by karnataka express in first class from New Delhi to Bangalore, carrying with me the IAF important documents and friends' valuable items. By incident I missed the train at Bhopal Rly. Stn. Gentleman ! I can't express the state of mind of mine at that time. How ever whatever I could do I deed with positive thinking alongwith my own visual ways, Rly Authority at Bhopal couild not help me, and I moved to Itarasi,where I had send message to unload my luggages, but of no use. I daily remember the TTE of TN Express who did much beyond his capability to help&console me betwin Bhopal & Itarasi. Some Rly staffs (stationed & running) at Itarasi had heped me to trevel through diverted route via Hyderabad.
You know when I arrived Bangalore the luggages have
reached the proper destinations ( to IAF ofice & at my home) after occurence of long aurgument betwin my co-passengers and train superintendent who wanted to offload the luggage & which could have led to misplacing of items and many other concequences. I, almost every day, remember my co-passengers who met me only twice"

You know if the IAF documents had not reached in proper place, inatact, I would have been facing Court of Inquiry. It was only the faith in All Mighty which led me with positive thinking & visualised action to overcome the difficulty.

Answer 7

Well.... I am sure it works...
Positive thinking helps you keep you level of confidence in yourself high, making you try, and persist in everything you do... By persisting and not giving up you eventually reach any of your goals...
When you think you can do anything, you will start to make it a reality instead of a simple opinion or positive thinking...

Everything is about how you aproach life and think about yourself....

I recomend books like, "Think rich and grow rich" by Napoleono Gil...

Hope that helps

Answer 8

Dr. William A. Tiller demonstrated a subtle energy field that reponds to intentional human focus., but is not detectable by any device of this century yet.

Search: G.Rein, R.McCraty for research

Answer 9

1 - Positive thinking and visualization are not philosophy but psychology.

2 - Successes - Me, many of my clients, Paul McKenna, Richard Bandler, countless sports people, many business people and you if you want.

Answer 10

Yes, when I was going to make my test to get into middle school, after that when I was going to make my test to get into high school and when I made my test to get into the university and right now I visualize the moment when I get my documents that say that I have my masters.

Greetings from Baja!