Visioning for 2008

The time between Christmas and New Years is one of my very favourite times of year. It combines two special energies - the ease of unscheduled holiday time and the anticipation of the year to come. For me, this is always vision time. This year, inspired by Jenn's right-brain business plan (which is sheer genius) and the goal book at Life is the Art, I turned my 2008 goals for Jamie Ridler Studios into Vision Cards.

The Process

• I started by brainstorming on a big piece of newsprint. I wrote down things I'm committed to and things that I'd like to make happen. I finished with 16 goals and one over-riding vision statement (which turned into the picture you see above).
• Taping together index cards, I made 16 squares ready to become Vision Cards. I wrote the goal on the back of the card.
• Next I let my intuition guide me in collecting pictures for each of the goals. If my spirit said the image belonged with that goal, I put it there, even if my rational brain didn't understand why.
• Finally I created collages with the found images.

One of the great gifts of this process is that I absolutely deepend my understanding of and commitment to these goals. When I look at them, I immediately plug into not just what my goals are but also why they are important to me, what passion drives them.

Many success gurus suggest that you create a list of your goals and review them every morning and every night. For me, going through these 16 cards is a delightful and meaningful way to accomplish connecting to my 2008 dreams for my work. And to make it even easier, I created this video. I'm loving it, and I still can't believe these are my professional goals. I can't wait to get to my personal goals too! Enjoy.

If you decide to create your own Vision Cards or Vision Video, let me know. I'd absolutely love to see it. May dreams come true in 2008!