This one needs some explaining…
I just saw a TED talk about “Visual Goal Setting.” The method is simple – draw where you are in the present on one side of the page, and where you want to be in the future on the other side of the page. Just having these images down on paper is supposed to help your brain realize if you are on track or not. And, according to the talk, since your brain has an image of where it wants to go, it will take logical steps to get there.
Here’s the TED talk: