If you've read my About Site page you'll know that I have lots of dreams I would like
to fulfill.
As some of you might know, I've already started working on my film career, and my music career has just recently started up again (it
was on hold for the past couple of years).
I've decided to divide my dreams into categories
(cause I'm just an efficiency freak!. I also just love making lists and taking notes. Just ask Val. In fact, Val knows more
about me than I do, so if there is ever anything you want to know about me, just ask Val. Hey maybe I'll give her her own section
called Just Ask Val! Sorry, got off topic a little.)
I've created three sections, so far, regarding my dreams. Film, Music and Art. Check them out! Like I said, I'm just starting
so there's barely anything there yet. Just give it time. Soon I will be the RULER OF THE WORLD!!! (Kidding! - NOT... of course I am ;-) ).
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Following/Accomplishing A Dream
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Here's an exercise from a book I've been following called The Artist's Way. I thought I would
put it here because it's very pertinent to following/accomplishing your-and-my dreams. Try it out! This is taken
straight from the book:
Goal Search: You man find the following exercise difficult. Allow yourself to do it anyway. If multiple dreams occur to you, do the exercise for each
one of them. The simple act of imagining a dream in concrete detail helps us to bring it into reality. Think of your goal search as a preliminary architect's
drawing for the life you would wish to have.
The Steps
Name your dream. That's right. Write it down. "in a perfect world, I would secretly love to be a ___. Name one concrete goal that signals to you its accomplishment. On your emotional compass, this goal signifies
true north.
(Note: two people may want to be an actress. They share that dream. For one, an article in People magazine is the concrete goal.
To her, glamour is the emotional center for her dream; glamour is true north. For the second actress, the concrete goal is a good review
in a Broadway play. To her, respect as a creative artist is the emotional center of her dream; respect is true north. Actress one might be
happy as a soap star. Actress two would need stage work to fulfill her dream. On the surface, both seem to desire the same thing.) In a perfect world, where would you like to be in five years in relation to your dream and true north? In the world we inhabit now, what action can you take, this year, to move you closer? What action can you take this month? This week? This day? Right now? List your dream (for example, to be a famous film director). List true north (respect and higher consciousness, mass communication.) Select
a role model (Walt Disney, Ron Howard, Michael Powell). Make an action plan. Five years. Three years, One year. One month. One week. Now.
Choose an action.
Check out the results of my exercise for film.
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