Positive Visualization Exercise: Staycation in Gainseville

I am taking a standardized test at the end of the month. I am very happy to be taking this test. In fact, I can’t wait to make assumptions for why female apes can’t maintain increased metabolism after weight loss. Today, I look future perfect in the eye and claim, “In 3 weeks I will have conquered the GMAT”.

This is how I envision it all. I drive to Gainesville, Ga on Wednesday night and check in to the Comfort Inn. After a dry run to the test center, I treat myself to dinner and read the first chapter of a fiction novel. I wake up on Thursday to a beautiful morning – rain or shine doesn’t matter because I have natural hair. I eat a nutritious breakfast, and take a walk around. I get in the car, pop in a good CD, and head to the test center. This is where it gets exciting….

I am in the test center, sitting in my cubicle, and select the ‘Start Test’ button on the screen. I write my opinion on an essay and analyze graphical data for Integrated Reasoning. Then the main course begins. First Math problem, I slam dunk, and the next question follows with nothing but net.  I take a break and a breath. I can’t wait to read about random, interesting topics. I map my way through words, make assumptions based on the information given, and have a laser sharp focus.

Though it seems like it just started, the test is over. And I feel good. A 7XX appears on my screen and I wave my victory peace sign across my eyes with a little dance. I am elated the whole ride home with just enough time left on my CD to get me to my little haven called home. I pour a glass of well-deserved wine and log into my computer. I pull out all 16 of my study guides and post each one to Amazon. I have to pass on this euphoric feeling earned by pure effort.

I pull out my fiction novel and start Chapter 2. Life is good.