Have you ever created a vision board? Do you know what one is?
A vision board is a powerful tool that helps you focus and create what you desire in life. You find that most successful people, whether they be athletes of entrepreneurs, use some version of a vision board--no matter what they may call it. A vision board is a simple thing--a piece of cardboard, foam core, or cork board upon which you put the things you desire most in life. It allows you to focus daily on your deepest desires, and attract them into your life.
Think it doesn't work? I'm looking at my vision board as I type and see that two items need to come down since they were attracted and attained. One item involved contact and work from a client I have not heard from in eight years. They called me two days ago with a nice piece of work and a chunky contract. Nice.
I'll be using a vision board for the first time to guide me through the Ironman training and racing. I came across an interesting blog post on Tim Ralston's Vision Board Blog about athletes using this technique to attain their goals after training harder and harder and getting nowhere. It's an interesting read. He has a unique site that introduces the concept of vision boards in a more in-depth way.
Wonder what's on mine? Well, at the moment, Ironman-related things include:
- A photo of a Kuota tri bike
- The phrase--Greens, Grains, Protein--to help with my sugar addiction
- A photo of Desiree Ficker, who looks like the fittest strongest triathlete I can imagine
- The phrase Web-Based Business, to guide me to do something new
- The word "sleep" because it's part of training, and I have trouble with insomnia
- Run Like an Antelope Out of Control--a reference to the Ironman run and my son's advice
AND FINALLY...my super secret goal... - 12:59:59--Someday, I would like to break 13 hours in the Ironman!
Go ahead, get a piece of foam core find pictures of your deepest desires and give them form. See them and feel them deeply every day. Envision that new job, that new house, that injury healed--even an elusive PR--and you'll be amazed to see what happens.
