He started drawing at an early age, and after high school, he studied animation at the Santa Monica-based workshop school, AnimAction, which led to a training position at “The Simpsons” starting in 1995.

I believe that is what Raymond Persi did. There are many gifted, hard-working, and knowledgeable people that don’t achieve their success simply because they fail to first imagine it, focusing on what they lack, instead.īecause our mind works with pictures, we each have an innate ability to mentally rehearse our success. “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” Visualizing is thinking ahead and creating a vivid, compelling, and detailed mental picture of the results we want. Raymond Persi tapped into a power that we all have and we all can use to create the life we want, to achieve the goals, ideals, and ambitions that are meaningful to each of us. Wire your brainto quickly identify the next steps to take and resources to tap into to achieve your goalīuild motivation so you can take the actions that will create the outcomes you desire. Visualization is very simple yet powerful strategy that you can use to:Īctivate your creativity so you can come up with ideas that can help you achieve your goal. Peak performers in every field use the power of visualization to achieve their life goals and desires. It seems simple, but in order to achieve success, you first have to see it in your mind. I would drive by here and think about ‘wow, wouldn’t it be cool to work here one day.’ And I eventually got to.” I even watched when they were building some of the buildings.

“I grew up in the hills right above Disney, so as a kid it was cool. He’s really funny, laid back, and clearly, extremely talented. As he introduced himself, I understood the root of his success. My friend Carol Jones took this picture of us. I sat right next to Raymond Persi and he was a joy to be around.

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