What is “mental contrasting"?

When you take your dream and crystalize it "aka a goal", you need to consciously think about the obstacles that could potentially prevent you from achieving your desired outcome. This is called “mental contrasting.” This mental contrasting doesn’t only motivate people to get the right things done, it also helps them break their bigger long-term goals into achievable shorter-term goals that they can wrap their minds around and get excited about, right now.