ACT AS IF:
What final result are you trying to achieve?
 

In the mid-1950s, a flamboyant, but unknown, American pianist had dreams of performing in the Hollywood Bowl. He gathered some money, rented the Hollywood Bowl on an off night, showed up wearing a tuxedo and played a full concert on a grand piano to absolutely no audience at all.

Except that the hall was empty, he lived his dream. Then he kept building on that dream until, four years later to the very  night, Liberace performed at the Hollywood Bowl before a capacity, standing-room-only crowd.

Several years prior, it was Harry Emerson Fosdick who voiced a new thought about self-transformation. He said, "Hold a   picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as  defeated and that alone will make victory impossible. Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute  immeasurably to success. Great living starts with a picture, held in your imagination of what you would like to do or be."

Liberace had one major goal at first -- the Hollywood Bowl. He held that picture in his mind, then acted as if he had already
achieved it, and it came to pass. These are two necessary steps to achieving any result, regardless how big or small: hold a
picture of the dream in your mind and act as if it were already so.

It is especially true in the area of self-transformation. Whether you want to overcome shyness, kick a habit, find a fulfilling
relationship or achieve a long-held dream, the process is the same. Picture it in your mind then act as if you were already self-confident, as if you were already free from the habit, or as if you were perfectly capable of growing that relationship.  Don't be surprised if the results are remarkable!

From Steve Goodier's RICHES OF THE HEART