tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4685138981122250533..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: On VisualizationJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91663504619047521582011-03-18T21:51:49.227-04:002011-03-18T21:51:49.227-04:00I really appreciate the distinction between visual...I really appreciate the distinction between visualizing a dream, which I've heard so much about,and visualizing the process. If visualizing myself successfully writing through difficult pages helps me work better, I will seriously consider adding it to my practice.Lynn Sheenehttp://www.lynnsheene.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53975002409360892992011-03-18T16:03:27.955-04:002011-03-18T16:03:27.955-04:00Yes Laura, glad your news was better than it could...Yes Laura, glad your news was better than it could have been!<br /><br />What I've read is that it's a good idea to visualize a big goal--like posting the NY Times bestsellers list on the wall behind my computer. Then forget about it, and map out the small steps that I can control--like writing 1000 words a day until a book is done. So the big goal is something for the unconscious mind to shoot for, but all the little steps are conscious.<br /><br />This is definitely true for professional golfers--very few can make a crucial putt thinking "this win will mean everything for my career". But having the win as a goal, allows the athlete to figure out what needs to be done to get there.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35841258502640536022011-03-18T15:58:09.230-04:002011-03-18T15:58:09.230-04:00Austin,
I'm with you. Hallie's just teasin...Austin,<br />I'm with you. Hallie's just teasing us. <br /><br />Yes, visualizing steps, not outcomes! I say this as if I've been doing it for years (hah) .........<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18383792415079450472011-03-18T14:39:09.722-04:002011-03-18T14:39:09.722-04:00Visualization definitely helps with sports. My son...Visualization definitely helps with sports. My son used to be a champion swimmer. I'd sit quietly and swim the whole race in his head perfectly. Then when he really swam it, his body already knew what to do.<br /><br />And a positive attidue never hurt anyone. Think of Mr. Micawber. Something did turn up for him. Now I need this to work for my daughter whose temporary job has now come to an end and has had 3 years of being unemployed. I'm visualizing someone reading this blog and offering her a job!Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91620055022821254192011-03-18T13:54:14.216-04:002011-03-18T13:54:14.216-04:00Yes, Austin, Hallie does a great job of LOOKING su...Yes, Austin, Hallie does a great job of LOOKING supremely confident. Who knew there were all those disaster scenarios going on underneath?<br /><br />Just visualizing having a finished book is absolutely useless. We may wish they would write themselves but unfortunately they don't.<br /><br />What does help is having a plan, both long and short term. It helps me enormously if I will map out exactly what I need to work on the next day before I go to bed, and make myself a schedule even if I'm going to be home working all day. And then, of course, to set intermediate goals--outline by this date, this many pages by this date . . .I very seldom make my self-imposed markers, but without them I doubt I'd ever have more than a blank page and a "good idea."<br /><br />Laura, so glad you are okay!!!!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658027347346424733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12947802228182827932011-03-18T13:50:42.402-04:002011-03-18T13:50:42.402-04:00I'm with you, Austin.
But I must say, I use v...I'm with you, Austin.<br /><br />But I must say, I use visualization a lot in doing news stories..it's probably more like "playing it out" in different ways..but you have to envision what might happen, and then plan from there.<br /><br />It's amazing how much more we know than we think we know.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25630319544113158422011-03-18T13:18:53.920-04:002011-03-18T13:18:53.920-04:00Does anybody else have trouble imagining Hallie te...Does anybody else have trouble imagining Hallie terrified over ANYthing?Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40510265473813476232011-03-18T13:03:27.068-04:002011-03-18T13:03:27.068-04:00But but but... I often go into an event that has m...But but but... I often go into an event that has me terrified, like a talk I'm about to give, and psych myself up by envisioning hitting all my marks and makin' em laugh. It calms me down, and it certainly doesn't hurt.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87573827835175025202011-03-18T12:28:19.542-04:002011-03-18T12:28:19.542-04:00Shannon --
EXACTLY!! That book was dangerous beca...Shannon --<br /><br />EXACTLY!! That book was dangerous because it told people what they wanted to believe. <br /><br />Karen L _You and I will have to go to the same yoga retreat some day. I've gotten a lot of GREAT writing ideas and solutions in shavasna. (Spelling?) <br /><br />Karen in Ohio - Yes, that makes sense. Usefulness is performance-related as opposed to directing distant events! <br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59357239420070030162011-03-18T11:40:33.976-04:002011-03-18T11:40:33.976-04:00My ditzy hairdresser read this book and instead of...My ditzy hairdresser read this book and instead of saving money for his mortgage, decided to go to the bars and visualize a big check landing in his mailbox. He ended up with a repossessed house and a DUI.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60102454080467305132011-03-18T11:21:37.056-04:002011-03-18T11:21:37.056-04:00Boy you hit the nail on the head with that blog, J...Boy you hit the nail on the head with that blog, Jan. I love yoga and practice it 5-6 days a week but hated the Secret too. Just visualizing the end doesn't work (okay, it does a bit for long putts but I prefer to "feel" it). Now I visualize my characters, what they're feeling and where they are. And what they figure is right to do next, of course.Karen Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680543690080113873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35486624945186549272011-03-18T10:42:31.241-04:002011-03-18T10:42:31.241-04:00Ha. I sold insurance for nine years, which also me...Ha. I sold insurance for nine years, which also meant nine years of rah, rah sales conferences and motivational conferences. The Law of Attraction is an old, old--nearly 100 years old--idea. The author of the so-called "Secret" purloined it from good old Napoleon Hill, who first wrote about it in 1928, in his book "The Law of Success in 16 Lessons". <br /><br />Personally, I liken visualization to prayer, as in all prayers are answered, it's just that sometimes the answer is "no". While it's good to have goals and to picture yourself in certain situations and outcomes, nothing replaces the hard work you have to do in between the visualization and the eventual consequence of your work.<br /><br />It does work for public speaking, though, and other performance situations, as Jack mentions.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42680545614284291162011-03-18T10:05:03.484-04:002011-03-18T10:05:03.484-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14129516732557929432011-03-18T10:05:01.975-04:002011-03-18T10:05:01.975-04:00YAY LAURA --
So glad to hear it. Yes, I agree. Vi...YAY LAURA --<br />So glad to hear it. Yes, I agree. Visualization can be very useful healthwise. I just think that to be a writer, we have a tendency toward fantasy that can be..... well, a bit counterproductive.....at least for me!<br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70541880682562203662011-03-18T10:03:18.820-04:002011-03-18T10:03:18.820-04:00Well, Hallie make sure to STOP visualizing about J...Well, Hallie make sure to STOP visualizing about Japan then:)<br /><br /><br />~janJungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63440478121291815852011-03-18T10:03:13.284-04:002011-03-18T10:03:13.284-04:00Jan--Very interesting post. I would think this mi...Jan--Very interesting post. I would think this might work for ill/injured people as they visualize eating healthily, doing PT, gradually increasing workout length/intensity,taking meds, making lists of questions for the docs, etc. (I just had a huge cancer scare the past ten days, so the whole "ill" thing is greatly on my mind, especially since I became aware that my mind was definitely going to impact my health. I could practically feel the stress and terror eating away at my physical resilience...or maybe that was the five-day fast I had to endure for testing! There's surgery in my near future, but likely no cancer.)Laura DiSilverionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12101425215095768292011-03-18T09:38:50.824-04:002011-03-18T09:38:50.824-04:00Make that ALMOST never disappointed.Make that ALMOST never disappointed.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16663660883187516072011-03-18T09:38:27.948-04:002011-03-18T09:38:27.948-04:00I confess, I visualize disaster... That way I'...I confess, I visualize disaster... That way I'm never disappointed. Maybe this has to do with being Jewish?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36275021749031354072011-03-18T09:36:29.916-04:002011-03-18T09:36:29.916-04:00KAYE BARLEY! You're the winner of yesterday...KAYE BARLEY! You're the winner of yesterday's drawing for a copy of COME AND FIND ME. Kay,please, go to my web site and email me with your mailing address. And thanks for commenting!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7020643424681447862011-03-18T08:52:27.946-04:002011-03-18T08:52:27.946-04:00THanks Diane,
When I read that passage in The Se...THanks Diane, <br /><br />When I read that passage in The Secret, all I could think about was the people going off on spending sprees as they viualized that big check landing in their mailboxJan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69109871182145221962011-03-18T07:12:56.167-04:002011-03-18T07:12:56.167-04:00I like your post, more people need to hear what yo...I like your post, more people need to hear what you had to say as some are so easily led and waste good energy trying to materialize something that can't exist.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932887222818627488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-927608280229703592011-03-18T07:07:45.230-04:002011-03-18T07:07:45.230-04:00Jack -
YES. Definitely. A visualization expressio...Jack -<br /><br />YES. Definitely. A visualization expression. We all need that. In fact, that's what I'm going to call my spaced out expression from now on!<br /><br />Have fun Ro. Visualize lovely weather!! Although its actually lovely today even up here in Boston!Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82085250263540099712011-03-18T06:38:55.404-04:002011-03-18T06:38:55.404-04:00I've used visualization for sports -- that'...I've used visualization for sports -- that's how you sink three-pointers on the basketball court and make long putts on the golf course -- but I'm having trouble picturing successful writing. Sitting at the computer, typing away with a cup of coffee by my side, looks pretty much the same as answering emails or playing Mafia Wars. Should there be a different expression on my face?<br /><br />Rosemary: Visualize all those smiling fans, signing that stack of books.Jackhttp://www.jackgetze.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35466081834769791032011-03-18T05:36:56.866-04:002011-03-18T05:36:56.866-04:00Right now I'm visualizing myself getting on th...Right now I'm visualizing myself getting on the train at 6am to go to Virginia Festival of the Book. It isn't pretty. <br />Seriously, sometimes I look at my too-full schedule and think "why did I commit to all of these things?" But then I do visualize checking them all off my mental list, and everything happens. Sometimes not always according to schedule, but eventually!Rosemary Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033747422699443024noreply@blogger.com