Tag: vision boards

So a week ago, W.A.R. posted an article on ridding oneself of distractions. One of the suggestions had to do with creating vision boards, therefore, here is another blog post by Marshawn Evans Daniels regarding vision boards in hopes to help athletes visualize their athletic performance. Good luck or should I say God speed!

The
biggest
adventure
you
can
take
is
to
live
the
life
of
your
dreams.
—Oprah
Winfrey

One of my favorite rituals each year is to spend an afternoon—with friends or by myself—creating a vision board. This has become a really powerful practice for me over the last several years.

Instead of making resolutions, which are usually about getting rid of what I don’t want (and as a result, don’t work), my Vision Board helps me get really super-clear on my intentions and the kind of year I want to create. Looking at it through the year helps me keep shifting into what I do want. I like to think of it as an alternative to making resolutions by making way for God-solutions.

Here’s a segment I did on Good Morning Texas about how to make a Vision Board. The host of the show asked some excellent questions.

If you’re ready to make your 2015 Vision Board (and I highly recommend doing it… it’s not too late! Here’s a step-by-step guide.

What you need:

Large piece of cardboard—I like to make BIG Vision Boards for my BIG vision, but you can make them any size
Glue stick
Scissors
A good variety of magazines

1. Before you start, get very clear in your mind about who you want to BE, what you want to DO, and what you want to HAVE. I like to focus on 5 areas:

Love. Health. Self. Wealth. Overall Life.

2. Gather your magazines. Make sure they cover themes that you resonate with.

3. Put on music that inspires you. Pour a cup of tea.

4. Create an affirmation for your year–-in the positive. I am healthy. I am abundant. I am strong, etc.

5. Now, start flipping through the magazines and tearing out the images that speak to you.

6. Arrange them and glue them to your board. Make sure you have an image of YOU On the Board, too. You are the key ingredient in your vision, after all.

7. When you’re done, hang the vision board where you can see it.

If
you
can
SEE
it,
you
can
BE
it.

What happens when you look at these pictures that you chose from the true you is that the images start to reprogram your brain. Now, THAT is powerful.

Have fun with your Board.


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Marshawn Evans is a Global Mentor and Catalyst for Women looking to Launch Their Dreams and Live Their Purpose. She equips others to AMPLIFY their lives, their leadership and their legacy by teaching the principles of influence, branding, and divine purpose. Her weekly eZine goes out to thousands of subscribers. Are you ready to unleash your brilliance and align with your REAL destiny? Sign up for a FREE subscription at http://marshawnevans.com.


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As an athlete, focus is a crucial piece in one’s arsenal. It allows the athlete to tune out outside problems, comments and pain. Focus clearly paves the journey an athlete must take to meet his objective on the ice.

For most players, focus can be an issue. Life’s issues and pressures can misguide them into taking shortcuts or not giving each practice 100% of their time and effort. That lack of focus hurts his performance on the field or ice. However, focus can be developed. Like any other habit, according to Daniel Coyle in The Little Book of Talent, focus an become anew within 8 weeks.

Focus is not inspiration nor is it motivation. Focus is the ability to keep one’s eyes on the horizon despite the obstacles and speed bumps set in front of the athlete as a distraction. Focus is a talent, and it can be either poorly developed or made to be laser sharp.

According to Coyle, the bad habits of distraction or laziness are to be ignored not broken. In his words, breaking bad habits is a waste of time. Instead, it is more effective to create new habits with practice which will simply hone one’s focus and replace the bad habits. Habits that enhance focus include vision boards, setting large goals and keeping them to yourself, meditation, staring, and stealing ideas by learning from others who have mastered the skill you are trying to acquire.

An example of stealing would be to take notes on how your athletic hero performs on the field. Notate how he makes his stance, the position of his hand, and how he gains power to take on the opposition. Then, you can take that a step further by creating a vision board demonstrating those skills which you need to incorporate into your game. Another example would be to watch the athletic hero during her games or practice and then visualize yourself performing as she does.

Remember, the goal is to cause the unconscious mind to imagine and recreate the performance during practice and games. Keep your focus positive (i.e., “center the ball” instead of “don’t pull to the right” when bowling). Visually experience the perfect performance whether its by watching your hero do it or visualizing yourself performing perfectly. Then, take a nap. Wake up knowing you can do it. If the mind can see it, then the body can achieve it.


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