“I'm going to become a millionaire.”

We’ve probably heard a lot of people say it, wish for it and want it to happen. When you think about a millionaire, what comes to mind? For myself, I imagine the high roller monopoly man that has a huge sack of cash and gold coins. But, the reality is if you own a property worth a million dollars you already are a millionaire. Congratulations, bless your wealth!

You’re asset rich and making it liquid may be an issue, in all sense the value of millions is indeed there. I’m not currently a liquid millionaire or asset rich, actually many of my assets have intrinsic depreciation. So, how am I supposed to become a millionaire?

Win the lottery? Unlikely.

Work for it? Too long.

Don’t believe me? Let’s see, if I work a job that pays 100k per year minus tax at 43% minus expenses at 40k per year I am left with 17k. 1m divide by 17k equals 58 years to stack up a million bucks. 

Visualization? I’ll give it a shot. 

Okay, I’ll close my eyes. I’ll imagine everything around me right now. I’m sitting on the couch and looking at my phone in my left hand. I’ll imagine going to my bank app, opening it and logging in. There I see my balance of $1,000,000.00. There I did it, I’m a millionaire. Bless my wealth.

But it's not real! 

Incorrect. It just hasn’t manifested itself in my current physical reality. It exists only in my mind. 

Let’s take a deeper look at this visualization.

The Powerful Visualization Technique

Emotions

How do I feel? Am I happy? Am I relieved? Yes to both. I feel like I can do amazing things with it. I can buy so many things I want, I can help so many people. That's all great aspects of wealth and that is the reward. 

Aligned Action

That millionaire version of myself, what does he look like? Does he look exactly like me? What does he wear? What’s his haircut? Is he fat? Is he skinny? Is he muscular? Let’s dive a bit deeper, is he smart? What kind of things does this guy do on a daily basis? What kind of responsibilities does he have? What kind of habits does he have? What time does he sleep? What does his diet look like? Does he have a partner? Any family with him?

I must be realistic with my answers, even though it is a visualization, it must be subject to existence in my current reality. Meaning if this millionaire version of myself loves drinking and wants it to be a huge part of his life, the answers to other questions must also correlate. 

Everything must exist and make sense in this visualization. Maybe I learn to love the art of wine and start talking about it, maybe I discover a love for growing grapes and building a vineyard. Maybe I make wine related content and grow an audience, maybe I secure brand deals, and sponsorships. A person that is doing all that would be able to become a millionaire. 

You need to craft the version of yourself who is a millionaire and work backwards to lay the stepping stones to achieve it. The point of aligned action is to visualize who this person is in great detail and put in the work to become him or her.

The Secret

The secret behind visualization is aligned action. Visualize every single step it would take to become that person, and carry out all those steps. 

Overwrite your current concept and limiting beliefs and redefine what's possible in your life.