Do you like your life?
Would you like to like it even more?
Six years ago, I liked my life. But today, I LOVE my life. I do what I love – writing and helping people learn and grow – and I get paid for it!
I have a beautiful, healthy, awesome family; fulfilling and loving relationships; I travel to beautiful places every few months, and I’m in the process of redoing my home!
I live in a luxury, oceanfront home with a private beach. I spend most afternoons with my fantastic husband, where we talk about our days, play games, and plan what awesome adventure we want to take next!
I have to admit: if I heard someone a few years ago talking this way, I would think they were ridiculous! (It even still sounds a little funny as I read it now! LOL) I mean, it almost sounds fake, doesn’t it?
Someone who plays games and canoodles with her husband every afternoon? No one lives like that.
But the truth is, someone does:
And it’s me!
I don’t tell you this to brag; I tell you because I feel like I am walking around in a dream – I am! – and I want to share with you how you can experience the same thing.
Now, before you say, “That could never happen to me,” “I’m not that lucky,” or “You don’t know my circumstances,” I need you to know something:
I’ve heard all of those lines and more from clients and students over the past few years, and I’ve even had them myself. And then, I’ve told them to close their eyes and imagine taking those thoughts and throwing them into an imaginary garbage can, where they are carted off and buried deep in the Earth. Then, I’ve instructed them to leave those thoughts buried, and anytime they start to creep in, to close their eyes and do the exercise again. And then I’ve sat back and watched as they began creating their dream.
Now that you know you are also eligible and able to create your own dream, I have another question for you:
Are you living your dreams?
Would you like to?
If your answer is yes, then keep reading; in this post, I’ll introduce an incredibly easy, fun and robust method for doing just that.
Although I’ve been living out my dream life for a few years, things weren’t always this way.
Seven years ago, my marriage needed some major TLC. I had strained relationships with many of my friends and relatives. And I didn’t feel secure financially. I also lived with fear, anxiety and worry every day.
Can you relate?
How did I turn it around?
I couldn’t possibly go through it in one post, but one thing I can share with you is that vision boards played a big part in it.
Do you know what a vision board is?
Have you ever made one?
Snap a pic and send a photo to jp@jaimepfeffer.com if you have!
If you haven’t, here’s a quick run-down of this nifty tool and some pictures of a few of mine:
One of my vision boards. Many of the items came true within a few months, including my first article with Mind Body Green.
A vision board, sometimes called a Dream Board, is a visual representation of goals or dreams or things you want to create in your life. I’ve put everything from my dream home and wedding ring to images of sunsets, cars, and animals on my vision boards. Some people put things like dollar bills or money; photos of people they love; vacation spots; or models with healthy bodies, on their vision boards. I like incorporating inspirational words into my vision boards – things such as “Joy,” “Connection,” and “Financially Free” – along with images.
A recent vision board of mine. The image of the beach looks exactly like the location of a Dominican Republic, but I had no idea of that before we got there. I also received a dozen yellow roses in a vase similar to the one above a day after making the board!
When it comes to vision boards, they:
Can be any color;
Include whatever images you want;
Be decorated however you want;
Don’t need to be perfect (the goal is to do one!);
Include photos, words or both;
Like I said before, I love vision boards. They are fun to create, and they work! Vision boards are a wonderful form of self-care and an efficient way to tell the Universe what you want in life. They are also a fun way to set goals. I make a point to create one at least once a quarter, and encourage my corporate and private clients to do the same. I don’t hold myself to every few months, though; anytime the thought crosses my mind, I hop to it because I know it’s my guidance giving me a tip. (Don’t tell anyone, but I actually keep a glue stick, a piece of cardstock and some images and power words in a sandwich bag in my briefcase for whenever inspiration strikes.) Trusting my intuition on these has paid off for me; a few years ago, for instance, when my family and I were vacationing in the Dominican Republic, I kept hearing:
Create a vision board. Do a vision board. Create a new one.
People probably thought I was crazy when I started saying (to myself):
Here? Now? But I’m already living out this beautiful vacation from one of my vision boards.
But I listened, and I’m so glad I did. You can imagine my surprise and sheer delight when our family received an out-of-the-blue chance to extend our stay and especially when we moved into an entirely different room … one that had the EXACT bed and bedroom from the vision board I made two days before! š
So, are you ready to start bringing your dreams into reality? If so, make sure to check my post next week when I pull back the curtain and show you my best tips and techniques and walk you through the process.I’ll also show you more of my boards – including my dream bedroom board, which became a reality in 2015!
If you’re excited and want to get a jump-start, here’s are two questions to get you started:
- What kinds of things would you put on a vision board?
- What areas of your life would you like to improve?
I can’t wait to hear from you!
XO
Jaime