The ‘Dream Board’

Has your upline ever told you to make a ‘dream board’? Mine did. I bought a huge poster board and spent a few hours cutting pictures out of magazines. Cars, homes, guitars, TVs, lakes and ponds, beautiful mountain views. Pictures of people on vacation. Pictures of smiling couples with their kids on the beach or skiing or at an amusement park. Pictures of everything that I wanted out of life.

Putting your dreams in front of you can be very powerful. As long as you keep them in front of you all the time and in the right places and with the correct kind of display. Allow me to explain.

I had this ‘dream board’ placed right across my bed, so when I would wake up in the morning it would be the first thing I’d see. Well, that wall was right next to the door, so when I opened up the door (or left it open overnight) I’d pass right by it. I also have a very dark bedroom, which didn’t help either. Needless to say, I forgot all about it. This was the only spot I had a ‘dream board’ and the board was about 3 feet by 4 feet.

Was I needed to learn was to put these pictures and notes in several areas and also restrict their size. What I mean by that is if you find a picture of your dream bedroom(s), put just those pictures in your current bedroom. Maybe even with a note with big, bold letters that say “Sleep ‘til noon, everyday!” This way you’re reinforced visually by word and picture.

Another example would be your dream car. I found a small picture online of what the dashboard in my dream car looks like. I printed and then cut it out, and then taped it on top of my actual car’s dashboard. (By the way, if you tape something in your car make sure it doesn’t hide the SPEEDOMETER!!) The caption could read, “Who cares what gas prices are! I’m a millionaire!!”

I suggest plastering your dream pictures where you are the most, not just on your refrigerator. The more you see your dream through your eyes (not just your thoughts), the more the vision of your future should become clear.

One other concept I used was the power of not just YOUR dreams, but the dreams of those that YOU LOVE. I knew what my goals were, but visioning yourself succeeding for a bigger cause can explode your enthusiasm exponentially. Here’s what I mean.

After seeing the compensation plan, I couldn’t help but make a huge list of MY goals. After you think of what you want, now go ask your family and friends what they would do if they had $50 million but only 6 months to live. DON’T TELL THEM YOU HAVE A BUSINESS AND YOU’RE GOING TO BE RICH. They don’t need to know and you don’t need the backlash of criticism to squash your dream. Ask them that question, and you’ll be surprised what you hear. Sure, you’ll get some of the generic ‘homes, cars, and love’ answers. But putting the limitation on TIME will give you a lot more creative answers. You usually don’t get the ‘I’ll invest it’ answer, because –remember- they ‘only have 6 months to live’.

I got answers like:

“I want to learn how to fly a plane.”

“I’ve always wanted to take a group of orphans or disabled children to a National Park or something like that.”

“I’ve always wanted to design a hotel, or museum.”

“I’d donate some to disease research.”

“I’ve always wanted to travel around the world.”

These are probably things you CAN’T accomplish on your income right now, or by yourself. Picturing yourself in other people dreams can be quite exciting, especially if those people are your business partners. I love to collaborate with my new partners; ask them where they want to be in 5 years, and ask them the $50 million question above. When you and your team know beyond any shadow of a doubt that you will reach your goals together and become the best you can be by keeping your dreams in front of you, nothing can stop you.