MaXIMIze - Moving Toward Your Vision

This week I've been reading Julia Cameron's book The Right to Write, and many of her exercises resonate with the subject of this post.

One of them in particular, in her chapter on Integrating, is taking 15 minutes to write out a 25-item wish list.

Another one is in her chapter on Connection and it entails taking 30 minutes and letting your "…Younger Self speak to you of its wishes, hopes, thoughts, concerns, and dreams."

And the final one I'll touch on for this post is from her chapter on Valuing Our Experience, which is listing 50 things you are proud of - nothing is too small or too large for this list.

Doing exercises like these can help clarify what is important in your life.

As the saying goes, "the unexamined life is not worth living."

If you are a long-time follower of my blogging efforts, you know this is a theme I touch on again and again. In 2013, I focused it on finding your passion. In 2014, we started with looking at the various parts of life and asking specific questions.

As you gain clarity of vision through this process, I recommend you create a Manifestation Board.

As I explain in a post from February 2014, there is a vast difference between the word "vision" and the word "manifest."

Vision - envision; to picture to oneself

Manifest - to make certain by showing or displaying

So, once you've done all this introspective work, it's time to get extrospective and manifest your clarity by finding things - pictures, words, objects - to use as icons to represent what achieving your goals and dreams will look like in your life.

If you keep your vision, your path, in front of you in a concrete manner, you are more likely to achieve your dreams and live your best life now!

If you have a Manifestation Board you'd like to share, please post photos to my Facebook page.

Next week, I'll share a TEDx talk on planning and riff on that.

Next month, we'll discuss the financial room of our house, based in part on pieces of wisdom from Suze Orman.

Until next time, focus on Manifesting your best life now, and Namaste!