Imagine if children were taught goal setting the way marketers were taught advertising. By positioning information in a scalable, defined way, they would not only accept their dreams as probable, they would believe they are possible.
Take for instance the way children, by only a few years old, can recognize dozens (or is it hundreds) of different brand names. This is not a mistake and it is not an accident; those names, symbols and services are always on.
Look at what is involved in this kind of learning: memory, iteration, and expectancy. Marketing professionals understand it is possible to expect people to learn if they see something multiple times. And, the more one sees something, the easier it will be to remember it. Not only will they remember it, they will notice it, even when they are not even looking.
Set yourself up for a win. Talk, think, and plan in perspective of possibility. Surround yourself physically with the reminders of where you are going. It is a type of anchor, in a way. But, instead of looking at where you are, take time to throw the anchor out into deeper water; clarify where you will be.
Then, in short order, place reminders, (advertisements) around yourself to remind you of where you are headed. Then, just as marketers predict, you will notice how to get your goals without consciously thinking about the. It will be that automatic.
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