To imitate success is a prime example of positive affirmation and the expectant power of the brain. By imitating success, you project the image of success to your peers and most importantly, to yourself.

And as we know, the expectant power of the brain is a magical thing [just read my last article on using the expectant power of the brain to succeed] - if you expect to succeed, you will! Particularly if you have a well thought out and structured plan for your success, which of course you can get from the goal setting process.

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So how do you imitate success?

Step 1: Know what your success looks like. Close your eyes and visualise yourself in your perfect career and doing what you would be doing if you were successful. What do you look like? What are you wearing? What are you doing? How are you behaving?

And remember that success is not material possessions or objects - it's about your self-satisfaction and having a feeling of success. Successfully toilet training a toddler can have the same level as satisfaction as closing a deal with a client!

Having a visual image of what success means to you is an effective way of having something to strive towards - and more importantly, this vision is what you need to imitate as much as possible to start the ball rolling.

If possible, find images from magazines or the internet that best reflect your vision of success and use these as a guide for the next steps of success imitation.

Step 2: Look like your vision of success. What do you look like in your vision of success? How can you look like that NOW?

It's easy to change your wardrobe and style to reflect your vision - and use the images from Step 1 to help you fine-tune this style and get the right accessories. You can also observe other people that seem to fit your success vision and get advice from retailers. It's all about getting 'the look'.

Other aspects of your look may be harder to change -p erhaps you're a little slimmer in your vision? But you can work towards achieving these aspects by setting goals. So no excuses - make yourself look like your vision of success!

Step 3: Behave like your vision of success. What were you doing in your vision of success? How were you behaving/ acting? And what habits do you need to change or develop to be able to behave like that NOW?

Changing the way you behave takes a little longer than the instant effect you get from changing your image - but it can be done. And this is where positive affirmation helps by saying out aloud [repeatedly and with conviction] the behaviour you want to develop.

Step 4: Believe in your success. Yes - back to the power of positive thinking again! But if you believe in yourself and believe that you can really be a success - then it can happen! Use goal setting and action plans to guide you there, and start living like you're already there!

So by visualising what success looks like to you and then imitating this success, the expectant power of the brain through positive affirmation means that you will become the very success story you're imitating. 

But it always helps to have a plan to get there too.

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