hello everybody nice to you today so I have a question for you have you ever
have a question for you have you ever
have a question for you have you ever had that fear that there is a monster in
had that fear that there is a monster in
had that fear that there is a monster in here bet that the only way you’re going
here bet that the only way you’re going
here bet that the only way you’re going to get through the night is if you pull
to get through the night is if you pull
to get through the night is if you pull that like it all the way up to your nose
that like it all the way up to your nose
that like it all the way up to your nose and close your eyes as tight as possible
and close your eyes as tight as possible
and close your eyes as tight as possible raise your hand if any of you have
raise your hand if any of you have
raise your hand if any of you have experienced something okay good because
experienced something okay good because
experienced something okay good because I certainly have and today I’m here to
I certainly have and today I’m here to
I certainly have and today I’m here to talk to you about the reason for these
talk to you about the reason for these
talk to you about the reason for these fears and the amazing tool that comes
fears and the amazing tool that comes
fears and the amazing tool that comes along with our ability to imagine my
along with our ability to imagine my
along with our ability to imagine my name is Ulla shruts meyer and i’m here
name is Ulla shruts meyer and i’m here
name is Ulla shruts meyer and i’m here to talk to you about the concept of
to talk to you about the concept of
to talk to you about the concept of visualization to begin with let me
visualization to begin with let me
visualization to begin with let me explain to you what exactly this means
explain to you what exactly this means
explain to you what exactly this means visualization is the act of creating a
visualization is the act of creating a
visualization is the act of creating a cop sorry creating a image in your mind
cop sorry creating a image in your mind
cop sorry creating a image in your mind using your imagination and the reason
using your imagination and the reason
using your imagination and the reason this is important the reason why I’m
this is important the reason why I’m
this is important the reason why I’m here today explaining to you what
here today explaining to you what
here today explaining to you what exactly this means is that it provides
exactly this means is that it provides
exactly this means is that it provides us with a very important method that can
us with a very important method that can
us with a very important method that can help us in many different ways in our
help us in many different ways in our
help us in many different ways in our everyday lives now it works because site
everyday lives now it works because site
everyday lives now it works because site is arguably our strongest set when we
is arguably our strongest set when we
is arguably our strongest set when we see something we immediately react the
see something we immediately react the
see something we immediately react the other reason why it works is because
other reason why it works is because
other reason why it works is because images provide us with graphic ways of
images provide us with graphic ways of
images provide us with graphic ways of organizing things and we like patterns
organizing things and we like patterns
organizing things and we like patterns so that works really well for us now
so that works really well for us now
so that works really well for us now first let me explain to you how I became
first let me explain to you how I became
first let me explain to you how I became aware of this concept I’m a storyteller
aware of this concept I’m a storyteller
aware of this concept I’m a storyteller so I love creating characters in
so I love creating characters in
so I love creating characters in otherworldly conflicts and have
otherworldly conflicts and have
otherworldly conflicts and have globalized sceneries and so on and one
globalized sceneries and so on and one
globalized sceneries and so on and one ordinary afternoon
ordinary afternoon
ordinary afternoon sitting in my desk in I was writing a
sitting in my desk in I was writing a
sitting in my desk in I was writing a story I wrote two books and I was
story I wrote two books and I was
story I wrote two books and I was writing in one of his books and all of a
writing in one of his books and all of a
writing in one of his books and all of a sudden these characters that I had
sudden these characters that I had
sudden these characters that I had created with my imagination they became
created with my imagination they became
created with my imagination they became alive now of course they didn’t
alive now of course they didn’t
alive now of course they didn’t physically manifest in front of my eyes
physically manifest in front of my eyes
physically manifest in front of my eyes more than they start jumping about the
more than they start jumping about the
more than they start jumping about the room no it was much more of a
room no it was much more of a
room no it was much more of a metaphorical coming to life in a sense
metaphorical coming to life in a sense
metaphorical coming to life in a sense that all of a sudden I understood that
that all of a sudden I understood that
that all of a sudden I understood that these characters that I have to boldly
these characters that I have to boldly
these characters that I have to boldly bill to send against real life they were
bill to send against real life they were
bill to send against real life they were a synonymous with me with my fears with
a synonymous with me with my fears with
a synonymous with me with my fears with my dreams with everything that I made of
my dreams with everything that I made of
my dreams with everything that I made of now I realized that my book that I had
now I realized that my book that I had
now I realized that my book that I had written it was something like an
written it was something like an
written it was something like an emotional guide to myself and I thought
emotional guide to myself and I thought
emotional guide to myself and I thought well if I’m subconscious to be able to
well if I’m subconscious to be able to
well if I’m subconscious to be able to do this what if I do it cautiously and I
do this what if I do it cautiously and I
do this what if I do it cautiously and I did some research and I found his
did some research and I found his
did some research and I found his amazing things and I found the actual
amazing things and I found the actual
amazing things and I found the actual term of what i was doing it’s called
term of what i was doing it’s called
term of what i was doing it’s called virtualization and I decided to try it
virtualization and I decided to try it
virtualization and I decided to try it out consciously so let’s recap
out consciously so let’s recap
out consciously so let’s recap visualization is the mental creation of
visualization is the mental creation of
visualization is the mental creation of an image with your imagination and I
an image with your imagination and I
an image with your imagination and I tried it the first time when I was going
tried it the first time when I was going
tried it the first time when I was going to have a presentation in a couple of
to have a presentation in a couple of
to have a presentation in a couple of days something like that and I wanted to
days something like that and I wanted to
days something like that and I wanted to get rid of my fear of public speaking
so what I did is I imagined a very
so what I did is I imagined a very simple object of cloud and I imagined it
simple object of cloud and I imagined it
simple object of cloud and I imagined it in a black this black color it stood for
in a black this black color it stood for
in a black this black color it stood for my here and then all of my mind I turned
my here and then all of my mind I turned
my here and then all of my mind I turned the black color into a pink one which
the black color into a pink one which
the black color into a pink one which stood for Cotton’s and I repeated this
stood for Cotton’s and I repeated this
stood for Cotton’s and I repeated this process over and over especially the
process over and over especially the
process over and over especially the night before the presentation in order
night before the presentation in order
night before the presentation in order to try and associate these colors with
to try and associate these colors with
to try and associate these colors with the real emotions that I wanted to I
the real emotions that I wanted to I
the real emotions that I wanted to I didn’t want to feel the fear so I turned
didn’t want to feel the fear so I turned
didn’t want to feel the fear so I turned the fear into confidence in my mind now
the fear into confidence in my mind now
the fear into confidence in my mind now over here you have a more visual
over here you have a more visual
over here you have a more visual representation of what I’m trying to say
representation of what I’m trying to say
representation of what I’m trying to say the black flower black is usually
the black flower black is usually
the black flower black is usually associated with negative things now
associated with negative things now
associated with negative things now ironically i’m wearing all black today
ironically i’m wearing all black today
ironically i’m wearing all black today but that’s for a reason the reason is
but that’s for a reason the reason is
but that’s for a reason the reason is that visualization is very individual
that visualization is very individual
that visualization is very individual and that means that in one situation
and that means that in one situation
and that means that in one situation perhaps black stands for fear in another
perhaps black stands for fear in another
perhaps black stands for fear in another however it can stand for power power
however it can stand for power power
however it can stand for power power over the situation so today I’m wearing
over the situation so today I’m wearing
over the situation so today I’m wearing my favorite outfit with my group shoes
my favorite outfit with my group shoes
my favorite outfit with my group shoes that i have a very much and I feel good
that i have a very much and I feel good
that i have a very much and I feel good I feel good to be signing it now some of
I feel good to be signing it now some of
I feel good to be signing it now some of you may be thinking that I’m just making
you may be thinking that I’m just making
you may be thinking that I’m just making this stuff up that it’s just working for
this stuff up that it’s just working for
this stuff up that it’s just working for me but actually I did the research and
basically what visualization does is it
basically what visualization does is it creates pathways in your mind so it
creates pathways in your mind so it
creates pathways in your mind so it creates a pathway between what you have
creates a pathway between what you have
creates a pathway between what you have in this case Mike here and what you want
in this case Mike here and what you want
in this case Mike here and what you want my confidence and although it didn’t
my confidence and although it didn’t
my confidence and although it didn’t work perfectly with that presentation
work perfectly with that presentation
work perfectly with that presentation that I had to do the first time I
that I had to do the first time I
that I had to do the first time I practicing and what’s amazing is that
practicing and what’s amazing is that
practicing and what’s amazing is that eventually I started feeling more
eventually I started feeling more
eventually I started feeling more confident as I reviewing let fear and
confident as I reviewing let fear and
confident as I reviewing let fear and all with something that doesn’t even
all with something that doesn’t even
all with something that doesn’t even exist in real life so people are
exist in real life so people are
exist in real life so people are actually using these techniques
actually using these techniques
actually using these techniques scientists have discovered ways of using
scientists have discovered ways of using
scientists have discovered ways of using visualization in the real world to help
visualization in the real world to help
visualization in the real world to help all kinds of things an example of this
all kinds of things an example of this
all kinds of things an example of this is in children’s books researchers have
is in children’s books researchers have
is in children’s books researchers have found that children’s books especially
found that children’s books especially
found that children’s books especially the images can be very influential in
the images can be very influential in
the images can be very influential in the way a child develops so they came up
the way a child develops so they came up
the way a child develops so they came up with a term called emotional literacy
with a term called emotional literacy
with a term called emotional literacy and with images with the visualization
and with images with the visualization
and with images with the visualization of an emotion you can actually influence
of an emotion you can actually influence
of an emotion you can actually influence the way a child develops certain
the way a child develops certain
the way a child develops certain emotions so for example here this book
emotions so for example here this book
emotions so for example here this book we have an image of a mother holding a
we have an image of a mother holding a
we have an image of a mother holding a child and it’s very clear that they are
child and it’s very clear that they are
child and it’s very clear that they are comfortable with each other that the
comfortable with each other that the
comfortable with each other that the mother is sheltering the child and a
mother is sheltering the child and a
mother is sheltering the child and a child in real life will see this and it
child in real life will see this and it
child in real life will see this and it will understand how to react or how to
will understand how to react or how to
will understand how to react or how to act with other people but and that’s
act with other people but and that’s
act with other people but and that’s visualization sometimes it’s in your
visualization sometimes it’s in your
visualization sometimes it’s in your mind sometimes a long paper over here we
mind sometimes a long paper over here we
mind sometimes a long paper over here we have another example of a man helping an
have another example of a man helping an
have another example of a man helping an old lady and again children will see
old lady and again children will see
old lady and again children will see this and they’ll start acting out but
this and they’ll start acting out but
this and they’ll start acting out but these images tell them to do another
these images tell them to do another
these images tell them to do another example over here we have apathy being
example over here we have apathy being
example over here we have apathy being increased all through visualization now
increased all through visualization now
increased all through visualization now of course some of you may be sitting
of course some of you may be sitting
of course some of you may be sitting here saying okay that’s all great but
here saying okay that’s all great but
here saying okay that’s all great but I’m
I’m
I’m newly a visual thinker so this is not
newly a visual thinker so this is not
newly a visual thinker so this is not really for me I’m going to two charges
really for me I’m going to two charges
really for me I’m going to two charges and that’s because all of us every
and that’s because all of us every
and that’s because all of us every single one of you in this room is a
single one of you in this room is a
single one of you in this room is a visual thinker we have ice in our head
visual thinker we have ice in our head
visual thinker we have ice in our head we see things and we react and actually
we see things and we react and actually
we see things and we react and actually entire industries are built on our
entire industries are built on our
entire industries are built on our ability to visualize and here we can
ability to visualize and here we can
ability to visualize and here we can note commercial designers in this very
note commercial designers in this very
note commercial designers in this very moment are manipulating your way of
moment are manipulating your way of
moment are manipulating your way of thinking your big way of remembering
thinking your big way of remembering
thinking your big way of remembering certain things and I can prove it to you
certain things and I can prove it to you
certain things and I can prove it to you right now I want all of you to close
right now I want all of you to close
right now I want all of you to close your eyes for a second and this economy
your eyes for a second and this economy
your eyes for a second and this economy let’s go and I want to imagine a big
let’s go and I want to imagine a big
let’s go and I want to imagine a big curvy yellow em associated with food now
curvy yellow em associated with food now
curvy yellow em associated with food now if you can put a name to that please do
if you can put a name to that please do
if you can put a name to that please do and you were corrected to McDonald
and you were corrected to McDonald
and you were corrected to McDonald congratulations you just visualized
congratulations you just visualized
congratulations you just visualized another example of this perhaps a more
another example of this perhaps a more
another example of this perhaps a more serious one is with driving many of you
serious one is with driving many of you
serious one is with driving many of you I’m sure can drive and this symbol is
I’m sure can drive and this symbol is
I’m sure can drive and this symbol is probably something that all ok
probably something that all ok
probably something that all ok recognized in this case visualization is
recognized in this case visualization is
recognized in this case visualization is used to put a name to a motion stopped
used to put a name to a motion stopped
used to put a name to a motion stopped you all know that if you see the sign
you all know that if you see the sign
you all know that if you see the sign you have to stop and that’s all with one
you have to stop and that’s all with one
you have to stop and that’s all with one single very simple image now to bring
single very simple image now to bring
single very simple image now to bring this back to you I want you to be able
this back to you I want you to be able
this back to you I want you to be able to use visualization not in favor
to use visualization not in favor
to use visualization not in favor the industry not a favorite McDonald’s
the industry not a favorite McDonald’s
the industry not a favorite McDonald’s or any other fast food company for
or any other fast food company for
or any other fast food company for example I want you to use it to your own
example I want you to use it to your own
example I want you to use it to your own medicine and you can do this is a very
medicine and you can do this is a very
medicine and you can do this is a very simple way for example let’s say you
simple way for example let’s say you
simple way for example let’s say you have a presentation coming up like me
have a presentation coming up like me
have a presentation coming up like me and your little bit scared you don’t
and your little bit scared you don’t
and your little bit scared you don’t really know how it’s going to go
really know how it’s going to go
really know how it’s going to go especially because your speaking skills
especially because your speaking skills
especially because your speaking skills aren’t that great you can use
aren’t that great you can use
aren’t that great you can use visualization to improve these speaking
visualization to improve these speaking
visualization to improve these speaking skills so for example you can be lying
skills so for example you can be lying
skills so for example you can be lying in bed tonight before the presentation
in bed tonight before the presentation
in bed tonight before the presentation and I’m sure that if this is a important
and I’m sure that if this is a important
and I’m sure that if this is a important presentation you will be nervous you’ll
presentation you will be nervous you’ll
presentation you will be nervous you’ll be acting out at the scenario but
be acting out at the scenario but
be acting out at the scenario but instead of letting that just happen you
instead of letting that just happen you
instead of letting that just happen you can focus on a positive scenario you can
can focus on a positive scenario you can
can focus on a positive scenario you can imagine yourself standing on stage like
imagine yourself standing on stage like
imagine yourself standing on stage like me today standing on stage perhaps with
me today standing on stage perhaps with
me today standing on stage perhaps with a smile and standing confidently and by
a smile and standing confidently and by
a smile and standing confidently and by doing that by doing the simple thing you
doing that by doing the simple thing you
doing that by doing the simple thing you can actually become more confident in
can actually become more confident in
can actually become more confident in your home presentation in real life and
your home presentation in real life and
your home presentation in real life and research faxes up because for example
research faxes up because for example
research faxes up because for example there are studies that have been
there are studies that have been
there are studies that have been conducted on this concept let’s take the
conducted on this concept let’s take the
conducted on this concept let’s take the example of weight lifters the brain
example of weight lifters the brain
example of weight lifters the brain activity and weight lifters was measured
activity and weight lifters was measured
activity and weight lifters was measured when they were actually lifting weights
when they were actually lifting weights
when they were actually lifting weights versus when they were just imagining to
versus when they were just imagining to
versus when they were just imagining to be lifting weights and what’s amazing is
be lifting weights and what’s amazing is
be lifting weights and what’s amazing is that the activity in the brain that was
that the activity in the brain that was
that the activity in the brain that was measured was almost exactly the same in
measured was almost exactly the same in
measured was almost exactly the same in both scenarios and that means that when
both scenarios and that means that when
both scenarios and that means that when you’re imagining to be doing something
you’re imagining to be doing something
you’re imagining to be doing something you’re practicing for the real situation
you’re practicing for the real situation
you’re practicing for the real situation when you’re imagining that flower turn
when you’re imagining that flower turn
when you’re imagining that flower turn from black to pink given them that’s a
from black to pink given them that’s a
from black to pink given them that’s a metaphorical way of doing it you are
metaphorical way of doing it you are
metaphorical way of doing it you are actually practicing for the real
actually practicing for the real
actually practicing for the real situation so what I want you to do is I
situation so what I want you to do is I
situation so what I want you to do is I want you to think about it I want you to
want you to think about it I want you to
want you to think about it I want you to think about how powerful images could be
think about how powerful images could be
think about how powerful images could be how powerful your
how powerful your
how powerful your imagination and I wanted to try this
imagination and I wanted to try this
imagination and I wanted to try this drive not once try it several times and
drive not once try it several times and
drive not once try it several times and see whether this can actually have an
see whether this can actually have an
see whether this can actually have an impact I want you to be more conscious
impact I want you to be more conscious
impact I want you to be more conscious of the way in which people are using
of the way in which people are using
of the way in which people are using your ability to visualize in their favor
your ability to visualize in their favor
your ability to visualize in their favor now of course this doesn’t work
now of course this doesn’t work
now of course this doesn’t work perfectly for example if there’s a an
perfectly for example if there’s a an
perfectly for example if there’s a an armed person she can you please don’t
armed person she can you please don’t
armed person she can you please don’t stop visualize that red circle turn it
stop visualize that red circle turn it
stop visualize that red circle turn it into bloom until your fear turns into
into bloom until your fear turns into
into bloom until your fear turns into calmness in this case by all means
calmness in this case by all means
calmness in this case by all means please run however what I’m trying to
please run however what I’m trying to
please run however what I’m trying to say and I’ve said this before images are
say and I’ve said this before images are
say and I’ve said this before images are very powerful and when you learn how to
very powerful and when you learn how to
very powerful and when you learn how to use them for your own benefit you can
use them for your own benefit you can
use them for your own benefit you can become a happier person and you can
become a happier person and you can
become a happier person and you can becoming more aware person thank you
becoming more aware person thank you
becoming more aware person thank you [Applause]
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