As promised in the last post, we are discussing manifestation boards today.
First of all, let's look at the difference between the words "vision" and "manifest":
Vision - envision; to picture to oneself
Manifest - to make certain by showing or displaying
Visions don't always come to fruition, however manifestations are things that have already come to fruition.
So, with those distinctions made, what do you truly want to see manifesting in your life this year?
I recommend you make a visual representation of those things and post it in a place where you will see it every day - whether that means simply writing out a list and posting it on the fridge; taking a piece of construction paper and gluing words and pictures to it and putting it where you'll see it every day; or decoupaging pictures, words, and other talismans or tokens that represent your vision for your life on a canvas.
The idea is to keep your goals, what you want to see flourishing in your life this year, firmly in front of you.
Also - these are living works of art, just like your life is, which means you can update them as you need to if things change over the course of the year.
My current manifestation board includes a map of New Mexico with the city of Albuquerque prominently highlighted, and my Udemy course page, as well as words and images that invoke personal power for me - healthy, happy, responsible, peace, love gratitude, and karma to share a few.
What images and words are you using for your manifestation board? What meaning and personal power do they have for you?
CALL TO ACTION: Create a visual representation of those things you want to see flourish in your life this year.
CHECK-IN: How are you doing with the other calls to action thus far? Are you moving out on your goals for the year? If not, perhaps creating a manifestation board will help you refocus your energy to do so.
NEXT TIME: New month, new theme...with the taxman coming on April 15th (at least here in the States), Finances are the theme for the month.
Until next time, Namaste!
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Questions? Comments? Feel free to leave a comment on this post or contact me at the email address below:
Beth Henderson, MaXIMIzer
maximize.beth@gmail.com
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
MaXIMIze - Optimism vs. Action
I recently read an interview of Gabrielle Oettingen, author of Rethinking Positive Thinking, by Magdalena Puniewska in The Atlantic magazine.
In this interview, Ms. Oettingen talks about a process she calls "mental contrasting" - visualizing the goal one wants to reach and then going through all the potential roadblocks to reaching that goal.
This outlook or concept is actually right in line with my coaching training and practice, as noted in the posts from this time last year on identifying roadblocks and assessing them.
Optimism and the power of positive thinking are wonderful tools, however they are only one set of tools, one piece of the puzzle as it were. While we need the belief we can attain our goals, no matter how lofty, we also need the realism to identify potential roadblocks and obstacles in our path to those goals.
This is called planning, and planning is the first step in taking goals from daydreams to reality.
Moving from dreaming to doing means being able not only to visualize where you want to be but also to be able to plan out the "how" - plan out the route to get from where you are now to where you want to be. And that means being able to identify potential roadblocks, obstacles, and issues. When you plan for a trip, you take into account traffic flow during certain parts of the day and weather conditions during certain parts of the year, right? Plotting the course from where you are now to where you want to be in life takes the same tools and skills as planning a trip.
Now to get to the title of this post - Optimism vs. Action. I know I said we'd talk about optimism versus pessimism, however when I read that article my focus shifted.
Yes, we need the optimism to dream and aim high much more than we need the pessimism of potential failure. We also need the action of planning and moving forward down our path rather than staying in the dream state of simply visualizing our rosy future.
Remember having to answer the five questions - WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and HOW - in English class during writing assignments?
Well, you are the WHO. That vision of your rosy future is the WHAT and the WHERE. The planning is the HOW, and moving forward down the path toward your future is the WHEN.
Now write your story; live your best life now!
Until next time, Namaste!
In this interview, Ms. Oettingen talks about a process she calls "mental contrasting" - visualizing the goal one wants to reach and then going through all the potential roadblocks to reaching that goal.
This outlook or concept is actually right in line with my coaching training and practice, as noted in the posts from this time last year on identifying roadblocks and assessing them.
Optimism and the power of positive thinking are wonderful tools, however they are only one set of tools, one piece of the puzzle as it were. While we need the belief we can attain our goals, no matter how lofty, we also need the realism to identify potential roadblocks and obstacles in our path to those goals.
This is called planning, and planning is the first step in taking goals from daydreams to reality.
Moving from dreaming to doing means being able not only to visualize where you want to be but also to be able to plan out the "how" - plan out the route to get from where you are now to where you want to be. And that means being able to identify potential roadblocks, obstacles, and issues. When you plan for a trip, you take into account traffic flow during certain parts of the day and weather conditions during certain parts of the year, right? Plotting the course from where you are now to where you want to be in life takes the same tools and skills as planning a trip.
Now to get to the title of this post - Optimism vs. Action. I know I said we'd talk about optimism versus pessimism, however when I read that article my focus shifted.
Yes, we need the optimism to dream and aim high much more than we need the pessimism of potential failure. We also need the action of planning and moving forward down our path rather than staying in the dream state of simply visualizing our rosy future.
Remember having to answer the five questions - WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and HOW - in English class during writing assignments?
Well, you are the WHO. That vision of your rosy future is the WHAT and the WHERE. The planning is the HOW, and moving forward down the path toward your future is the WHEN.
Now write your story; live your best life now!
Until next time, Namaste!
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