Goals

Dream Board – Part 2

I fell into the Dream Board trap – Big time. My Dream Board is ho-hum. Well, not all of it. There are parts that I love. Some of the images and text come from my heart and subconscious. But, after reading Martha Beck’s article “What The Heck’s A Vision Board—and How Can It Change Your Life?”, I have a new concept of what a Dream Board is and how it can work for me.

So, I’m off on a new adventure. Looking for, as Ms. Beck writes, “… combinations of objects and events that will stick in your subconscious mind and steer your choices toward making the vision real.” She recommends finding these images in magazines. But, I’ve got the whole World Wide Web to browse through.

I’m keeping my original Dream Board. I love that it’s wallpaper on my desktop. But, I’m going to surf the net with my heart and keep my eyes open. I’ll be collecting images, quotes and phrases that I love. It will be eclectic and maybe a little wacky. But, it will be mine. And soon, I’ll make a new Dream Board. After all, it’s a process – Learning as I go.

My original post on Dream Board

Oprah Winfrey has the best, free Dream Board site I’ve seen.

Martha Beck’s post “What The Heck’s A Vision Board—and How Can It Change Your Life?”

Are you ready to make a Dream Board now?

Marilyn Kvasnok

Dream Board

May 10th, 2010

by Marilyn.

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Creating a dream board, also known as a vision board, is a great way to “see” your goals. My first vision board was made 20 years ago as a class project. The assignment was to make a collage of my life. Being more practical than creative, I made a spiral bound book. It included a short biography, pictures, quotes and cartoons that seemed appropriate at that point in my life. Along with it, I made a crock pot full of stuffed cabbage. Cooking and entertaining was a big part of my life back then. Together they incorporated my life history, my emotions and my goals.

Now I realize I’ve had vision boards all along – Some very informal. For years, I’ve had two $1,000,000 bills on my desk. They are both in stand up frames and look real – Except one is much larger. I’ve also done a slide show vision board as a screen saver.

Windows gave me the opportunity to post pictures of my dreams and goals right on my desktop. I change the pictures frequently, alternating among landscapes that I love, holiday themes, photos, motivational messages and things I want to attract into my life.

A while back, I found a free vision board website and created one there that I was able to save. The site had some images and text, but it was very limited. You can see mine here.

I know dream boards work. My brother used to live on the 2nd floor of an apartment building in south Florida. It was short term – Just a few years. Out the back was a view of the golf course and very scenic. But, his office was the 2nd bedroom that faced the parking lot.

So, instead of looking out the window at the asphalt and parked cars, he bought and framed a postcard of the beach. That’s what he saw day in and day out.

Weeks after he and his wife moved into their high rise condo, he was unpacking the rest of his office things. When he found the framed postcard, he did a double take.

His new office was still the 2nd bedroom, but the view out the wall-to-wall windows was the EXACT view in the postcard – Including the building next door and the jetty into the water.

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Oprah Winfrey has just added a dream board to her website. You need to register – It’s free. Then, you can create a dream board, using the images on the site. Add text and upload your own images. It can be saved, shared, emailed and printed. Thanks, Oprah. It’s the best, free dream board site I’ve seen.

Here’s my latest dream board . . .

Marilyn Kvasnok's Dream Board - May 10, 2010

I saved my dream board as a .jpg file. It’s now wallpaper on my desktop, so I see it off and on, all day long.

What does your dream board look like?

Marilyn Kvasnok

PS: Continued at Dream Board – Part 2

Mind Mapping

Jun 24th, 2009

by Marilyn.

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I’m always looking for ways to organize and document what I’ve done and what I want to do. I carry a lot of it around in my head, but there’s a better way. I got rid of my mental clutter by creating mind maps.

Whether you need a To Do list, a bucket list or keep track of your goals, mind mapping software by FreeMind can help you sort out your thoughts. Create your mind map and save it as an image to use as your desktop wallpaper. Or print a copy of your mind map to post on your refrigerator or bathroom mirror.

And best of all . . .
FreeMind mind mapping software is a free download.

This is a sample mind map from FreeMind. The center of the chart can be where you are today. On the left, list where you’ve been and on the right, where you’re going. Or it can be a goal or project, with all the brainstorming ideas branching out. FreeMind mind maps can be as simple or detailed as you’d like them to be.

What can you create with FreeMind mind mapping software? Comments welcome.

Happy New Year

Dec 31st, 2008

by Marilyn.

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This is such a busy time of year. What will the New Year mean to you?

A new diet?
A new attitude?
A new business?

New Year’s resolutions are easy to make, but hard to keep.
Whatever you decide to do this coming year, I wish you success.

Marilyn Kvasnok

Vision Boards

Nov 4th, 2008

by Marilyn.

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You can dream all you want, but if you want those dreams to come true, they need to be real goals. One way to set goals and keep them in front of you is to create a vision board. I found a free one at Catalog of Dreams.

Create a free account and go thru their catalog, adding images and words. Create your own text and add that, too. The catalog is very limited, but there was enough there to make my first vision board.

The free version only saves the vision board for 24-48 hours. But, you can capture the image and save it to your computer. From there, you can post it on your blog, like I did. Or use it for your desktop wallpaper. Click my vision board to see a larger image.

I’m new to vision boards, but I love it already. This one is very simple, but now that I’ve create one, I have ideas for the next one. And with Catalog of Dreams, I can create a new one anytime I choose.

Marilyn Kvasnok