What's Visualization?
什么是前景可视化?

Before we jump into how visualization can completely transform your career, let’s quickly cover what, exactly, visualization is.
在探讨前景可视化如何让你的职业生涯彻底发生改变之前,我们先快速了解一下究竟什么是可视化。

Visualization is seeing, feeling, and completely embodying a future outcome—whether that’s snagging the corner office, completing a marathon, or buying your dream home—before it happens. 
前景可视化是在事情发生之前去看,感受并完全呈现未来的结果 – 无论是职位晋升,或者跑完马拉松,再或者买下你心心念念的房子。

By creating your desired future outcome in your mind in as much detail as possible, you can actually transform your visualization into reality.
在脑海中尽可能详细地创建你期望的结果,你就可以将自己的视景转化为现实。

 

How Does Visualization Actually Work?
可视化实际是如何运作的?

When you visualize yourself hitting a specific goal, your brain interprets that imagery as reality—and, as a result, creates new neural pathways to support that reality.
在想象自己达到了某个目标时,你的大脑就会将该图像理解为现实 – 并创建新的神经通路支持该现实。

In other words, by using visualization, you’re tricking your brain into acting as if your desired outcome—whether that’s nailing a presentation, landing a big promotion, or launching your own business—has already happened. 
换句话说,你通过可视化欺骗大脑做出反应,仿佛这就是你想要的结果 – 无论是敲定演示文稿,开展大促销,还是开展自己的业务 – 都已经发生了。

And because your brain thinks your desired outcome has already happened, you’re more likely to take the actions necessary to align with your brain’s perceived reality.
而且因为大脑认为预期的结果已经发生,你就更有可能采取必要的行动,来与大脑的感知的现实保持一致。

 

Start With Basic Visualization
从基本可视化开始

If you’re just hopping on board the visualization train, you’re going to want to start with the basics. 
如果你刚刚接触可视化,那么你要从基础开始。

Carve out a few quiet minutes each day to sit down, close your eyes, and picture where you want to go, who you want to be, and what you want to do in your career. 
每天留几分钟静静地坐着,闭上眼睛,想象你想去的地方,想成为的人,以及想在职业生涯中做些什么。

You can start small (like picturing yourself rocking an upcoming presentation) or go big (like celebrating your first six-figure year in business).
你可以从小事(比如想象自己做了一场很棒的演讲)或者大事(比如庆祝业绩第一次达到了六位数)开始。

The key to this exercise is being as specific as possible.
练习的关键是要尽可能具体。

See what’s going to happen clearly in your mind. 
看看你脑海中会发生什么。

Home in on all the small details, from what you’re wearing to the way you’re speaking. And let yourself experience the emotions that go along with the visualization (so, for example, the sense of pride you’d feel when landing a raise or the rush of excitement you’d get when you launch a new product).
关注所有小细节,从着装到讲话方式。让自己体验伴随可视化出现的情感(比如,获得加薪的自豪感或者推出新产品时的兴奋感)。

The more realistic you can make your visualization, the more effective it’ll be.
你的可视化越真实,就越有效。

 

Picture the Worst-Case Scenario
想象一下最坏的情况

There are bound to be obstacles on any career journey. 
任何职业之路都必然存在障碍。

With visualization, you can anticipate what they’ll be—and come up with a plan so you know exactly how to handle them when they arise.
通过可视化,你可以对障碍进行预测,并提出解决方案,以便在障碍出现时知道如何处理。

Let’s say, for example, that you’re gearing up to pitch a new project idea to your team. 
比如,你准备向你的团队介绍一个新项目。

Visualize all the things that could go wrong—your presentation crashes, you forget important information in the middle of your pitch, your team says they’re not interested—and, more importantly, how you’ll handle them.
把所有可能出错的事情想象一遍 – 你的演示文稿崩溃,你中途忘记了重要信息,你的团队说他们不感兴趣 – 更重要的是,想象你将如何处理这些事情。

 

Focus on Specific Skills or Goals
专注于特定技能或目标

As the previously mentioned study showed, practicing a task in your mind can yield measurable results—even if you never practice that task IRL.
如之前研究所示,虽然你从未执行过真实任务,但在脑海中执行任务也可以产生明显的效果。 

Want to become a better public speaker? 
想成为更好的公众演说家?

Spend time visualizing yourself speaking to large crowds. Want to increase the number of potential clients you speak to each day? 
花点时间来想象自己面对一大群人讲话。想增加你每天交谈的潜在客户的数量吗?

Picture yourself hitting the phones and connecting with tons of prospects each day. 
想象你自己每天都忙着打电话,同大量潜在客户联系。

The point is, the more you practice the skill in visualizations, the better you’ll be at said skill in reality.
重点是,你在可视化中练习技能的次数越多,你在现实生活中的技能就越好。

 

Write it Down
写下来

Have a hard time visualizing things in your mind? No worries! Writing down your visualizations can be just as effective as picturing them in your head—perhaps even more so.
很难在脑海里把事物可视化?别担心!把你的想象写下来,也能获得在脑海中想象一样的效果 - 或许效果更好。

 

The Next Steps
下一步

 

What Else Do I Have to Do?
我还需要做什么?

Visualization is like a roadmap for that old saying—if you can dream it, you can achieve it. 
前景可视化就像是路线图,就像那句老话说的 – 梦想有多大,舞台就有多大。

Because the right exercises can help you imagine the career you want. And with that vision, plus the corresponding actions, you can start making it a reality.
因为正确的练习可以帮你想象希望从事的职业。有了这个愿景,加上相应的行动,你就可以把它变成现实。

 

翻译: Claire