One of the things that makes a Mastermind Group so effective is the power behind shared visions and goals. Typically, when thinking of goals, writing them down is the obvious way to state and work towards goals. However, this method has some disadvantages: if you’re not naturally great with language, connecting the words on paper with action steps might not come easily; if you’re a visual learner, boring words on a page might not excite you; written long-hand goals aren’t easily digestible at a glance.
My Mastermind Group follows the Jack Canfield idea of a Vision Board. I’ve also heard this referred to as a Painted Picture. The practice is simple:
1. Write your goals down
2. Look for visual representations of your goals in magazines or online
3. Make a collage with the visual representations
4. Put this in a frequently viewed area
5. Extra: put your written goals in the middle, so that the visuals are flowing outward from the actual original ideas
My Mastermind Group takes these Vision Boards and spends our December meeting reviewing the boards and getting feedback from the group about the goals and also the pictures on the board. Then, we have a good time for the rest of the year as various pictures off the Vision Boards come true as we reach our goals.
Great job Patti! My goals went pretty well too except that I let the Chinese lessons lapse in this quarter. I've got next years goals mostly done – all done for business and mostly done for personal. I'm going to work on refining them later tonight with a group of friends.
i'm revisiting this topic at the end of the year….just to check up on myself!
well, i definitely travelled more, cooked more, soaped more and gardened more this year.
and it took me until october, but i finally got started on walking more, with a 3km daily morning walk around a local lake, with my dad.
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This is a wonderful idea! So great, in fact, I have made my first ever vision board for 2009. I sat down and created goals and strategies that relate to five important relationships in my life: God, Family, Home (household), Business and Personal. I then created my vision board based on some of those goals. I’m a perpetual planner but not good at putting plans into action. I hope seeing my board everyday (which is right by my computer) will continue to inspire me and keep me focused. Thanks again!
BTW: I have my vision board on my blog.
A vision board is a great idea. When they do any type of group inspirational conference these days they do a version of the vision board. Thanks for the great idea on how to use it personally.
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What a great suggestion,I am gonna get to this asap!!!I remember as a teen to have done and yes,it is a great reminder and it worked,I had forgotten all about it!!!
I did one of these last year and somehow it got buried under piles on my desk. So…my goal for this year will to make one for 2009 and keep it VISIBLE!
Peace, Love & Soap – Hilarious! We used to make collages as well in grade school through college. Little did I know that they would become something I did as an adult. =)
Burnt Mill – You're quite the dare devil. Do you scuba dive yet?
I have thought about getting a dry erase board and at least writing out the years goals. Then putting it some where were I see it everyday and I can mark things off as I do them.
A number of years ago I sat down and made a life to do list kind of like the bucket list movie before it ever came out. It really has helped me mark off a number of the things I wanted to try in life like learning how to surf and drive motorcycles. Next up is Cave Spelunking(exploring)!
It’s so exciting to see you post this idea of vision boards! Back when I was in high school I used to make these and call them collages. It was a very “low cost” creative outlet- plus, I could express myself to others through finding the words in a magazine. Actually, that was over 10 years ago and my sisters still have these boards hanging in their houses today! I love to go back and read what I was thinking back then. My life has greatly improved since then, maybe this helped.
I’ve seen this idea in a number of venues this year and I like the idea. Mainly because I’m a visual person and when my goals are in front of me I’m much more centered and focused.
That is a great idea! I especially liked the one with people exercising – it is difficult to get off the couch on some of those cold winter days, but sometimes seeing someone else doing it really helps! Happy New Year!