New Year, New Aspirations.  Part II

For those of us who are just not into cutting out magazine pictures to create a visualization board, you can use a "list making" format worksheet like the one I found on Lululemon, a active wear apparel company's website.

http://www.lululemon.com/files/vision_goals_worksheet.pdf

It's pretty forward thinking on founder, Chip Wilson's part since most New Year Resolutions include losing weight or starting an exercise program.  Kudos!

and to creat POWERFUL goals - follow the instructions on this link:

http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/day-5-how-to-create-powerful-goals/

It's content is applied to Yoga moves, but the formula transcends into any long or short term personal goals you have. 

• Break down large goals into smaller bite sized pieces
• Write in present tense
• Make is measurable
• Use affirmative language
• Be specific
• By when

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, "It Might Have Been"

John Greenleaf Whittier

 

What are you waiting for... get goal setting.  

New Year - New Year of Aspirations & Goals

New Year - New Year of Aspirations and Goals

One of my favorite Corporate Management Classes taught me how to Create a Visualization Map - A road map for your future. It forced us an individual's to contemplate the question, "What would you do if you knew you'd couldn't fail" It even dared us to think if our 5 year plan included our current employer!!

It was such a rewarding experience. And I continue to do it every year. Admittedly , sometimes even more than 1 x per year. The directions are simple: put visual images that represent your goals for career, personal, friends/family, spirituality, travel, money etc and by starting with you in the center of the poster board paste and attach your deepest wishes for yourself for the coming year. Prominently display it so you see and review every day and let the power of attraction bring it to you - "what you dwell upon comes to you"  Emphasize on selecting colorful meaningful images, with specific results with as much descriptive a possible. Rhonda Byrne's book The Secret also delves into the notion that what we think about with gratitude we bring about.

There must be something to it, because it happens! I went back after that first experience and everything I had posted came true. They say you cannot control the thoughts or influence others and to keep it personal, but having 2 teenage children, I can't help but make my personal dreams for them  apart of MY map. And after all the years of doing it, my kids can't wait to see what I've included for them.  Lo and behold, they've attained them too.  This year I made individual ones for each of them.  They are both at pivitol parts of their young lives and it was consuming my board...My husband, Joe  asked when he saw them "where's mine?"  It is addictive!  Make your dreams come true too!

Grab your scissors and some old magazines, print your own words of inspiration in multi color if you have to, and photographs. Let your mind be free to cut images that speak to you and don't let your fears interject.. It should be fun, not a chore. Here are some examples. Perfection not required. But daily reflection is a must. 

 

Happy New Year - With Gratitude, I'm achieving my wildest dreams!

  Happy 2013