A friend recently encouraged me to make a “vision board”. I had wanted to make one for a while but didn’t even have enough clarity to know what to put on it, so I never made it. Well, I am happy to say that clarity has been received! Last night I was up until nearly midnight finishing my vision board.
A vision board is a visual reminder of what you wish to attract into your life. I hung mine right next to my monitor so it is in my line of sight anytime I’m am the computer. I can already see the effectiveness of this thing. Anytime I look at it I get pumped up and very happy. You know, there is really no reason why I shouldn’t be able to acheive every single thing on that board? Very empowering. I hope you get a chance to make one very soon! I highly recommend it. Here is mine:
One interesting thing happened while making this. When it was finished I hung it up and looked at it. By the beautiful Spanish-style home I had written “dream house”. By the BMW I wrote “dream car.” Then I thought, “Hey! That’s not my DREAM car… that IS MY CAR!! That IS OUR HOUSE!!” So I went back and changed that. To say those things are “mine” is much more empowering instead of “it’s just some far away dream.”
And as I’m also using this blog as a form of accountability, here is my update for the week…
The Novel: Nearly done with the completed first draft. I spoke with my editor and she has me booked for October!! I will mail out the completed first draft manuscript plus a few sample layout pages on or before September 21. (*ooops, I just caught myself again. In the previous sentence I originally put “I HOPE to mail out the draft”. Nope, that’s not acceptable anymore. I changed it to “I WILL…” See the difference? It’s amazing how one tiny word changes the entire context.)
The Music Video: Shot list is done. I’m gathering the props this week and shooting will begin this weekend!
Real Estate: Ordered a program that teaches a system for doing short sale wholesaling. A lot to learn. I was on the coaching call last night and found myself feeling intimidated. But, I pushed through the discomfort anyway. It’s always tricky at first because when you start something new you feel like a total fake. You know you have no clue what you are doing. But you must push forward to get the experience so eventually you WILL know what you are doing. Tomorrow I’m going to a networking group for fix and flips. Also I’m reaching out to my current network and getting introductions to other people who are successfull RE investors.
Most importantly I am very aware of the thoughts going through my mind. We have this idea that fear is our big enemy. But, I think the biggest enemy is DOUBT. I simply will not tolerate doubt thoughts in my mind anymore. I challenge you to watch your own mind and see how many times a day doubt creeps in. You may be surprised. It’s a sneakly little devil!
I am so glad that you posted a link to your blog on fb! Really enjoyed poking around here for a bit this morning. I havent done a vision board since before kiddos! Think I will put that on my list of things to do soon.
I agree on doubt being our big enemy. I have a little saying posted that says “what would you do if you knew you would not fail?”. I think its good to consider what we would do without doubt being a factor!
Love the intention board! Send me a note and tell me how I can make one. You are awesome!
You rock Torrie!
I’m so excited to hang out. And now I’ve got to make a vision board. Cool idea.