K E Y S T O S U C C E S S , F I N A N C I A L F R E E D O M , & P E R S O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T eys THE W I T H K R I S T I N It’s that time of year when we’re all steadfast on the new goals and plans for making 2023 your best year yet. If you’re like most Americans, we over indulge on the holidays and find ourselves waking up on January 1st with a slight headache and a tug to pull it together. That usually man- ifests in a few different ways of setting a goal. Hot topics range from weight loss, to careers, to finding love, or leaving it. The next step after setting the goals is creating a consistent routine of seeing and reminding yourself of those goals daily. If you want to stick to the goals and really make a change this year, I urge you to consider following these seven categories in setting the goals and creating a vision board that hangs where you see it every day. The work that goes into a vision board is more than pretty pic- tures. I want you to take time to write down the version of you that you want to be. What time do you wake up? What do you do in the mornings? What time do you go to work? What car do you drive to drop the kids at school? What schedule do you keep? What time do you get home? Do you cook dinner? Do you work out? Do you take vacations? Where and how many? Who is in those dreams with you? You first have to identify not what you will achieve in this coming year, but who will you be? Let’s build a vision for your ideal life! #1 Faith The first pillar of the vision board and goal setting is to start with your faith. I firmly believe this is foundational to your life. This first step must be laid or the rest will suffer. For me, this lies in prayer, in a spiritual journey with God, and VISION BOARD 2023 attending church. It revolves around journaling and meditation while also studying books and a deeper connection with my relationship with my Creator. This is MY personal foundation of faith. What is yours? Even if you don’t believe in sharing the same faith, this needs to be a spiritual practice of some sort for you. It can be meditation, reading, or podcasts. This is a piece that centers your vision board and will reflect in some way the goals of your faith. #2 Family The family unit is my most important people. For my vision board practice, we sit as a family and discuss, what do we want to do as a family this year? Is it family board games once a week? I personally despise this one but my son always hopes it will make it on the list. The fun ones we all agree on is where do we want to go? Do we want to be outside in nature more? Less technology? What about your family do you want to enhance? For instance, I have never been the cook of our family but I do have a goal to cook for my family once a week. I envision my parents and others sitting down together every Sunday for a meal and time together. So, for me, a picture of my dining room table with a meal and those I see at that table is a picture I’d like on my board. #3 Fitness Your health must be a priority. If you are not taking care of yourself, then how do expect to take care of anyone else? The misconception here is an ideal body – and I admit that I have frequently put a picture of an unattainable beach body on my board. That’s not what this is about. Fitness for me has become about trying new things. Is it a race you want to run? A mountain you want to climb? A class you want to attend? A gym you want to visit 3x a week? Maybe fitness for you needs to have a picture of a gallon of water and you need the reminder to add that to your plan. This is a pillar to your success in all areas so do not skip the fitness part because you think of a “diet”. This category serves as wellness in entirety so make time to focus on your health. #4 Field Your field is your career. This is paramount in many ways. Not only because it usually provides the financial support, but you spend at least eight hours a day, or more, with your workplace and your career. This is a significant part of your life and I hope you work to find a career that you can love. You usually have to try a few things, have a few bad gigs, before you start to carve the path to the career or calling of your dreams. Spend some time here working on what this looks like. If you’re a professional, this might be a picture of an office space you dream of, a stage you speak on, or a number of sales you want to hit. If you are a stay-at-home parent this could be about the impact you are making with the kids, meals provided, lessons taught, time together, or crafts made. Don’t judge it big or small. This is your vision. INTHEVUE.COM | PROMOTING EVENTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE | JANUARY 2023 53
