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Saturday’s all-day visioning workshop included people who had created vision boards before, either with the Bridging Futures techniques or at other stages of their lives.

We’ve been curious to find out what some of our ‘repeat’ visioneers got out of their second or third visioning experience in a single year. It might seem natural that once a year is enough to propel you forward with a thousand things to implement!

What’s fascinating, however, is that our folks are telling us that each “repeat visioning” experience was richer than the last.

Why? Here are some early readings:

• Comfort level with visioning from the inside out and using yourself as your personal guide leads to more comfort with more visioning
• Successful results from earlier visioning creates the desire to get clearer and more specific on the next go round!
• Excitement and anticipation to focus on one area–e.g. a medical career or travel–flows perfectly into a visioning experience”

COMFORT

Repeat visioneers found a natural flow for finding images and arranging them in patterns that corresponded to their visions.  They also helped others who were new to the process. Sharing knowledge of how to bring mental visions into an actual visualized artifact with new people was a powerful element of the day.  Conversations sprung up about the symbolism of visual images and how they fit into the overall vision of each participant.

Visioning the path toward the vision.

CLARITY AND EXCITEMENT

Repeat visioneers presenting their vision boards contrasted their experience making their first vision board with their new board.

In one case the previous vision board was filled completely, jammed with potential directions, reflecting a confused state of mind yet an openness to many directions.

In contrast, Saturday’s board was on a confident bright red backing with organized collections of visual symbols and words contrasted by open clean spaces heading in a specific direction. This arrangement really showed off the elements carefully selected and clearly arranged on the board.  The message was I am getting somewhere fast, and this is where I’m going, and this is how I’m going to get there.  This visioneer had a plan and this vision board was a visual outline of the plan clearly showing the excitement and drive toward the vision.  I am sure this board will be framed and hang in the office to inspire and re-energize.

TAKE TIME FOR YOUR VISION

Is your personal or business vision constant?  Do the elements change as you learn more about where you are going and your options to achieve your goals?  Many people find that taking the time to sketch out ideas visually, recognize patterns and interrelated elements is time well spent.  A visioning session is a time of reflection and goal setting.  We’ve found that people who sign up for repeat visioning sessions feel that setting appointments for visioning is time well scheduled.

BUSINESS AND TEAM VISIONS

Do you know that Bridging Futures Visioning sessions are productive for teams, organizations, and conference break out sessions?  Ask Bridging Futures about how business and non-profit visioning services fit with your organization.

Be careful what you ask for, because this is powerful stuff!

Find your vision.

VISION WORKSHOP:
Get a clear picture of your desired future!

Walk away with a big picture of what you truly want in your life–in any or all areas that you choose–health, wealth, spirituality, relationships, career, creativity, etc.!!!

Leave with insight, understanding, a poster sized picture, and words from your inner guidance recorded on paper!

Fee is $150 plus Dutch treat lunch at the restaurant. Snacks and drinks provided.

Saturday, September 26 10am-4pm at El Mercado Restaurant, 1302 South First St. in Austin, TX

We did a quick survey of 10 graduates of our three 2009 Vision Board and Vision on Hot Wheels sessions and these are the outcomes reported:

I. Career/business

-Created lucrative job position (where none existed) in same company but in dream location
-Found job that provides a good livelihood in field of technical expertise while allowing plenty of time for art
-Started new business
-Changed career direction that is more exciting
-Set up new mutually-beneficial business partnerships
-Is being groomed for promotion

II. Relationships
-Found ideal love relationship (5 different examples of love finding!)
-Improving relationship with life partner
-Improved relationship/acceptance/closeness with teenager
-Feels more confident in self and asks for what he wants for more often

III. Creativity/Renewal
-Color and design inspiration for interior of new home
-Created low cost 4-week vacation in tropical resort providing renewal and physical health benefits

IV. Health
-Started physical fitness program (3)
-Lost weight (2)

We’d love to see you at this event because it really works!

Registration for September 26, 2009 via EventBrite:
http://vb3.EventBrite.com

You may also register by simply calling Anna 512-431-6619

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Career is top goal.

At our Bridging Futures open house, we asked 50 people to rank what areas were most important to them when they envisioned their most desired future.

Tops, not surprisingly, was career. In this time of economic recession and market turmoils, there is a lot of anxiety around career, with some wishing to shift from areas of less personal interest to one of greater satisfaction and others simply desiring a job that will provide a living. Relationships, always popular was #2 with most of those referring to a desire to find a romantic partner. Health and fitness wasn’t as high in this group as Adventure, and dead last was wealth–an interesting split-off from the notion of career.

Our conclusion is that we want to offer Visioning services that focus on Career, Business, and Workplace issues.

Summary of the tallied questionnaire:

1. Career 2.4
2. Relationships 3.0
3. Adventure 3.2
4. Spirituality 3.5
5. Health& Fitness 4.0
6.  Family 4.3
7. Wealth 4.7

– Anna Carroll

Learn more details and register for the September 26, 2009 all day Visioning Workshop at http://www.vb3.eventbrite.com

The Bridging Futures’ August 2009 Learning Social was a fun opening to new directions in visioning, mastermind collaborations and product creation.

The break out sessions in Mastermind Series options, Visioning sessions, products and services all lead to conversations and discoveries about interconnecting skills and knowledge.

Data collection is leading to new initiatives in the Bridging Futures community.
Please contribute to our research by answering any or all of the following questions.

1. E-commerce research
What product(s) or service(s) would you like to sell online?

2. Mastermind research
What goal(s) could a mastermind group help you with?

3. Visioning research
Please rank your choices of what you your want to envision for your future:
____ Health and fitness
____ Career
____ Wealth
____ Family
____ Relationships
____ Spirituality
____ Adventure

4. What’s Next research
What would you like to know more about Bridging Futures?

Send your answers to Sherry@sherrylowry.com or place your answers in comments.