Its true we think in pictures. Our minds create an image when we think about something specific. Try this... Think of a baby. Think of a bridge. Think of what you ate for lunch. What do you see?

Most likely, all of these thoughts came to you as images. You actually pictured a specific baby, a certain bridge and a nice healthy salad (or perhaps a tuna melt and some chips!). And, not only did you get a picture in your mind, you most likely also experienced other sensory emotions with it. You smelled the freshness of the baby, heard the crash of water against the bridge and tasted the delicious salad and chips!

Why do we think in pictures? First - because our minds are programmed this way. Our brain works with all of our senses, puts them together and creates a complete thought. It rounds out the sensory experience for us. We can actually feel these images in our bodies; they resonate in our being.

Often, they resonate so strongly and feel so real that we are compelled to take some sort of action. If the picture is positive, loving and empowering, we do what we can to keep it, enjoy it, and get more of it. If the picture is negative, ugly and draining, we do what we can to change the situation.

Taking this one step further...if our mind creates images, and the images direct our thoughts and actions what would happen if we DECIDE to create specific, positive, beautiful, empowering images in our minds?

What if we could picture and create the relationships we desire? What if we could picture and create the job and salary we desire. What if we could picture and create perfect health, a beautiful home, and an effortless, ideal life for ourselves - in every area we desire.

Wouldnt life be grand?

Well, I have some great news! Life IS Grand! You can DO all this. You can HAVE all this. You can literally have anything you want and desire and believe in. The very first step is to picture it. Get the image in your mind. Brand it there. Visualize it. Hold it above all else no matter what you currently have or in what situation you now find yourself.

In addition to keeping it in your mind, you can cut out pictures and put them up around the house where you will see them everyday on the refrigerator, on the bathroom mirror, at the edge of your computer monitor. Look at them as often as you can, and FEEL them. Allow all of your senses to experience them.

Heres what happens... This image will become your thoughts. Your thoughts will lead you to take action. Your actions will create your results. This means that you will have what you picture. This new, exciting vibrant image will become your reality! In fact, it will become your LIFE!

Hold an image in your minds eye, and you will surely live into it!

Now, thats Powerful!

Sue Urda

Sue Urda is the Co-Founder of Powerful You! Women?s Network and a two-time Inc. 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies honoree. Her vision is to contribute to a global consciousness of women helping women succeed in business and in life. Sue?s mission is to create venues for women to grow their businesses, nurture relationships and to foster empowerment, gratitude and self-development.

Sue Urda has always found herself in a leadership position, contributing to the growth and smooth functioning of all types and sizes of organizations. From Retail Manager to Customer Negotiations, from Health Insurance Manager to Employee Placement Agent, and as an entrepreneur sine 1988, Sue has enjoyed a vast array of business and personal experiences that led her to create a company to assist women in the pursuit of a balanced, fulfilling and powerful life.

For the first six years after graduating from college, Sue explored corporate America in various management and sales positions, yet there seemed to be something lacking to move her spirit.

In 1988, Sue joined her father in a start-up venture called Universal Rewards, Inc. Sue served as VP and part owner of this manufacturing company. This is where she found her love for entrepreneurship. In 1994, Universal Rewards, Inc. was named to the Inc. 500 fastest-Growing Private Companies list. In the same year, Sue?s father left this earth and the company its doors.

1994 was a pivotal year in Sue?s life. She decided to take all that she had learned and the many connections she had made to start a new company with a partner. Again, the company soared and in 2002 Network Display, Inc. was named to the Inc. 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list.

Even with this success, Sue knew she wanted to make a more substantial contribution to individuals and to the world. The transition was made in 2002. Sue and Kathy created an Internet Commerce wellness website, became involved with many networking groups and worked with a publishing company where Sue contributed as a writer, ad designer, sales rep and corporate strategist.

These two years were a journey of self-discovery, growth and personal and spiritual development from which Sue began to create seminars and workshops for women. Sue Urda and Kathy Fyler are founders of Powerful You! Inc., a company designed to assist women in business to grow professionally and personally through Tele-Network and live network meetings, workshops and building relationships.

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