JuliannaThere are so many things I want to accomplish life, and sometimes it can seem too big to get my head around. We experience information overload on a daily basis; sometimes it can feel like too much chaos to sort through. There are some helpful tools out there that can help you create a clearer picture of where you want to go and how you want to develop yourself.
Mind Maps
A mind map is helps develop ideas I might have; you can create a mind map on paper or via software. Mind maps begin with a central thought that branches into other ideas to provide a picture of the whole. Writing lists is very linear; mind maps are more visual, which can be helpful tomany people. When I make a mind map on paper the process is fluid, whereas software allows me to edit my mind map more easily. I sometimes start on paper and then move it into software. This is also known as clustering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ
Dream Board
A Dream Board is a board, physical or digital, where you put all the ideas you want to aspire to. If I want to be a success, what would that look like? So I design a scene, like a collage of images and text of me in a successful scenario, with the tools and support I need. There are images, of me, of places of objects, and text where I use the word ‘I’, to make sure I feel engaged.
43 Things
This website asks people to make a list of 43 things they dream of doing, real or fantasy, it doesn’t matter. At first I could only think of 12. As time passed I thought of more, until my list was full. By writing them down, I realized a lot of the list items were possible and then I actually started doing them. I have since removed things and reprioritized my list. I was feeling bored for a time in my life and 43things.com me to feel more engaged. I can make different lists, one for my personal life, one for work, one for art, ect.
http://www.43things.com/
Trying some of these tools and tactics might just help you make 2010 a year to remember!