Success in precious metals stacking, like life and work in general, begins with a goal.

My end goal in silver stacking is to accumulate and store wealth in 1 oz and fractional GOLD COINS. I buy the more affordable metal (silver) every month. My intention is to convert the silver stack into my preferred yet higher priced metal (gold) after accumulating sufficient quantities of silver.

Keeping this goal always in my mind gives me a purpose and provides the focus I need to keep stacking in silver.

Yet, as many stackers will attest, silver stacking requires determination and hard work, especially if one has a tiny budget for precious metals as myself. Many get stuck in setting goals, strategies and plans. In my case, for instance, being caught up in the hype of specific coins and bars, or just simply being sidetracked with everyday concerns can come in the way of achieving my goal.

A photo of my first 1 oz gold coin. The American Gold Buffalo was no. 1 in my goal list.

Visualization is simply a technique for creating a mental image of a future event. When we visualize our desired outcome, we begin to “see” the possibility of achieving it. Through visualization, we catch a glimpse of what is, in the words of one writer, our “preferred future.” When this happens, we are motivated and prepared to pursue our goal.^source

Prior to acquiring this gold coin, and having learned about the benefits of visualization, I would go through internet photos of 1 oz American Gold Buffalos, read material on the coin, and kept a coin dealer magazine on my night table with the American Gold Buffalo on its cover.

I did this for almost a year, and it was not happening!

I needed to increase my focus!

Before we can believe in a goal, we first must have an idea of what it looks like. To paraphrase the old adage: we must see it before we can believe it.^source

Knowing that the goal is lofty for me, I had to make my visualization closer to the real thing. I needed to be able to feel it and physically hold something to make it more real!

So I took a 1 oz Silver American Buffalo Round from my stack of generics and had it gilded in 24-carat gold by none other than @pit-bullion, the master of 24K gold plating and antique finishing of silver.

I then replaced my pocket carry Peace Dollar coin with the gold gilded American Buffalo.

Day after day, I placed it on top of my office desk. I would be holding and fondling it while thinking and even during meetings, I'd put it on top of the lunch table and the dinner table and on top of my computer desk at home in the evenings.

According to research using brain imagery, visualization works because neurons in our brains, those electrically excitable cells that transmit information, interpret imagery as equivalent to a real-life action. When we visualize an act, the brain generates an impulse that tells our neurons to “perform” the movement. This creates a new neural pathway — clusters of cells in our brain that work together to create memories or learned behaviors — that primes our body to act in a way consistent to what we imagined.^source

Before I knew it, I developed the discipline of NOT spending all of my precious metals budget on silver or fractional gold. I was able to successfully set aside a portion for the future purchase of a Gold Buffalo every month. My desire to acquire my dream coin was so intense at one time, I did not buy any metals for a month.

Four months after visualizing my dream coin using the gold gilded American Buffalo, I saved enough to purchase the First Year Issue 2006 American Buffalo 1 oz Gold Proof Coin (surpassing my goal of a random date BU American Gold Buffalo), without having to use an ounce of silver in my stack to do it!

Have you used visualization as a mental technique to achieve a goal? If so, please share your experience in your comments.

I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I loved sharing with you this episode of my journey to save in silver and gold.

I will appreciate seeing you again on my next post.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!

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