It is said that vision can create worlds; that is almost a cliché these days, but it is nevertheless true, because a profound vision can, at a minimum, create your world, the one you experience.

In Stephen R. Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit 2 is called Begin with the End in Mind. In discussing that “habit” he describes how all things are “created twice.” There is what he calls a mental or first creation, and then what he calls the physical or second creation. The idea is that you should visualize the outcome you

You should review the entire Opportunity Now list daily, if not more often.

Target Goals. Sure, get passionate about them, but still treat them like a game.

activate your life’s work vision statement by reading through it one or more times per day. For a life goal like this, I say read it first thing in the morning, and then last thing before you go to bed. Then, if you are inspired during the day, fit it in again. As before, as you read your statement, immerse yourself in the vision as if it were here

a way to easily…” statement softened this enough for you, and you are probably fine with this goal now. Just keep the phrase, “What if I found a way to easily…” in the goal whenever you activate it from now on. 4. However, if you still feel a strong doubt about the Now Goal statement, enough that it sucks the energy or enthusiasm out of the goal,

If the vision is positive, well written, and inspiring, you will enjoy this process greatly. It just feels good to focus on the best things possible for your work and life, and to pretend even for a moment each day that you have already achieved them. The attitude that I like to take about why I should do the exercise is this: even if this activity

skill advancement is a worthy larger vision in itself.

To answer the first, this is fast. You only have to write the Now Goal statement once. After that, it is simply reading the statement while building a mental and emotional image as you do. That might be 30 seconds to a couple minutes per goal—longer obviously for more elaborate Now Goal statements.