![]() If you are interested in learning more about the (visualization) story behind the picture that UPS licensed from me, you can read it here. This technique is also what I apply to my photography. For a short moment I see myself taking the ball perfectly, a perfect swing, the right force. When the ball comes towards me, I don't think too much about how I'm going to take the ball, whether my feet are positioned correctly and if I'm all well-balanced. But not only that, it also impacts my actions. Visualizing myself doing something motivates me. I imagine myself being in Brazil and talking to people in fluent Portuguese. Visualization is also what drives me to learn languages. I read up on it, I watched YouTube videos, I had my aunts call me and give me tips. For many days I imagined doing it until I was absolutely determined to pull it off. In my mind, I was preparing those Kebabs like a master chef and I was seeing how folks were enjoying themselves and enjoying the food. To make my case: I had never ever cooked Persian before. "All my local friends" turned out to be 25+ people. ![]() When I turned 27 this past December (dang, time flies!), I suddenly had this crazy idea to invite all my local friends and cook Persian food for them. Before I get into the details, let me give you a few examples. This visualization then becomes a source of motivation for me. For me to then go and realize that crazy idea, I start visualizing myself doing it. ![]() ![]() What I mean by that is that oftentimes I start having a crazy idea, something that is far outside my comfort zone. The technique I'm talking about is called "the power of visualization" (actually, I'm not sure what it's called. While there are many factors that motivate me, I want to talk about one thing specifically which I consider extremely powerful and which is one of the key techniques that I use in my life to motivate myself for those outlandish, I-feel-so-fecking-uncomfortable-type goals - like organizing my first ever photo exhibition. When my colleague learned about my plans, his surprised reaction was: "You are organizing an exhibition? How do you find the time or motivation to do all these many things outside of work?" – a question that I get quite frequently. I was on the phone all morning today trying to find a place in San Francisco that I could use for an exhibition that I'm planning. ![]()
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