Most dreams seem unattainable and are kept hidden from people’s surroundings and even from themselves. Often practical and emotional obstacles stand in the way of exploring their potential. The goal of this element is to unfold the dreams and examine what it takes for them to come true in the original or in a moderated version.

 

After this process the participants will be able to answer the following three questions:

1) What would I do, if I could?

2) What prevents me from doing it?

3) What will it take to do it anyway?
 

Here are 5 ways you can begin to use visualization to start living the dream:

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1. When visualizing your dreams, involve all your senses:

Touch, sound, sight, even smell and taste. Involve your emotions, laugh, smile, and celebrate the victory.

 

2. Take on different perspectives:

See yourself accomplishing your goals beginning with your own 1st person lens, then 2nd and 3rd person, be in the crowd and look upon yourself succeeding in your dream.

 

3. Begin to live as if you have succeeded in your goal:

Begin to dress, talk, and look like the person you want to be.

 

4. Use self-talk and affirmations together with your visualizations: 

As with taking on the different perspectives with the mental images, likewise in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person, say the things that would like to be said about you as if you have already achieved your goal.

 

5. Put together a dream collage: 

This can be physical on a cork-board, posted on your desk or wall, or compiled on your computer. Use words that describe the person that you desire to become, pictures of the victories that you desire to experience. Be sure to look at these images on a daily basis.