145 | Emily Balcetis | How the Ultra Successful Leverage Their Visual “Perception Gap” to Crush Their Goals and Accomplish More

The act of visualizing can help you channel your dreams. It conditions your mind and body to take the necessary steps to achieve your goals and claim the life you have always wanted. By visualizing your goals, you will have a clearer vision of what you want to achieve in each area of your life. Is it your dream to start a business? Do you want to travel the world? Do you want to get that promotion you have been eyeing for? Imagining yourself achieving these dreams is the purpose of visualization. Emily Balcetis, an award-winning social psychologist, spills the beans about the secrets of successful people through her book Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People Save The World. As a result of her rigorous research, she emphasizes the importance of taking advantage of our visual experiences in order to see the possibilities in what we can’t see now.  In this episode, Darius and Emily talk about vision as a key to achieving goals, key strategies in creating more time and being productive, and the direct connection between perception and action. Topics include: What is a behavioral psychologist and what do they do What inspired Emily to write Clearer, Closer, Better Why vision is a superpower Relationships between perception and action How to turn a big dream into actionable items How a simple exercise can create more time in your week How swapping out visual cues in your life can change your actions Why saving for retirement is so difficult and how to overcome that How to prioritize your time to achieve big goals A plan to remove any obstacles in your way of achieving your goals The explanation behind the blue and gold dress picture on social media And other topics… Connect with Emily: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-balcetis-6b2853165/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilybalcetis/?hl=en  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Clearer-Closer-Better-Successful-People/dp/1524796468  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/    YouTube: https://therealdarius.com/youtube  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices