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Vision of Best Self Dreams

Definition of a Dream:

• a most desirable, ideal aspiration or goal

• a thought or image of something you desire in life

• a state of things as you wish them to be

I found this great description of the difference between dreams and goals by Thomas Conley () and Carla Birnberg ()

• A Dream = Some Future Outcome. A Goal = Some Future Action.

• Dreams provide you with the vision of where you want to go. They are your blueprint for your future life. You can’t achieve a dream. You can only realize a dream.

• Goals are your construction team. They are the workers that help transform your dreams into reality. You can achieve goals only through action. Too many confuse a dream and a goal. They seek to achieve a dream. Dreams can’t be achieved. They can only be realized. You realize your dreams by creating goals around each one of your dreams and then pursue each goal by taking action.

• Dreams require a vision of some future objective. Goals, on the other hand, require that you take actions (and do the work) that will transform your dreams into reality.

• Dreams are about the destination, Goals are about the journey. Dreams are the “what.” Goals are the “how.”

• (1) Goals are dreams with timelines. (2) Goals have a specific outcome and an ending – dreams do not. (3) Dreams are motivating and inspiring. Goals are life-altering and life changing. (4) Goals demand work and are depleting. Dreams are easy and not constrained by reality.

• "We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." - Jesse Owens

• “DREAMS ARE ATTAINABLE – with a plan!” Megan Delph

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The Vision of My Best Self Dreams activity will have you identify specific dreams for creating and living your best life. Instead of coming up with a bucket list of dreams you'd like to accomplish at some point in your life, this activity is focused on you identifying specific dreams that will move you towards creating the best version of yourself – dreams that are aligned with you optimizing your life, becoming a better person, and providing opportunities to utilize your talents and gifts in greater service to the world. Really take the time to think about the vision of your best life.

For this activity, you will need to choose dreams that are focused on developing the best version of yourself FIVE (5) TO SEVEN (7) YEARS down the road – or longer, if you desire. As you decide on your specific dreams for each of the eight categories below, you'll also need to identify WHY you believe this particular dream will move you towards becoming the best version of yourself. Is this dream tied to your values, your strengths, your meaningful work, or something else that’s meaningful for you? This activity will help you answer the question, "What do I want MOST from/for my life?" You will need to come up with A MINIMUM of at least one dream for each of the categories listed below, as well as the why for that dream. What do I need to do to become the best version of myself?

Use the examples in these categories to help you identify specific dreams:

• Work/Career/Education - Start a business, get high school/college/professional degree, get a certificate, find a job/employment, identify your career/vocation, be a mentor to someone, join a professional organization/association, create a professional group.

• Money/Finances - Increase income, reduce debt, create retirement, savings, create an emergency fund, limit spending/expenses, get health care benefits, reduce taxes, create budget, give to charity

• Lifestyle/Social - Purchase clothing, buy a house, buy a vehicle, buy electronics and/or technology equipment, engage in community work, improve self-image, start on-line dating profile

• Family/Friends/Relationships - Spend quality time/develop meaningful connections with parents, spouse/life partner, siblings, children, relatives, childhood friends, pets, co-workers/colleagues, bosses, roommates

• Personal Growth/Self-Practice - Live according to values/life purpose, work on goals/dreams, learn new skills; manage time/energy/life, get organized, reduce clutter, eliminate bad habits, create rituals/systems

• Health/Well-Being - Address physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your life, learn to relax, exercise on a regular basis, improve/change diet/nutrition, increase happiness, reduce stress

• Recreation/Fun - Travel to places of significance to you, go on an adventure, play/watch sports, listen to music, learn to play an instrument, create arts/crafts projects, engage in hobbies, write for fun or for pay, increase amount of play time, cook/make food, join a club

• Religion/Spirituality - Develop regular practice of prayer, church attendance, etc., read scriptures, increase belief in/worship higher power, increase faith, worship, serve the less fortunate, engage in meditation/yoga

It may help get your thought process going by starting with the sentence, "To become my best self in __________ (category), my dream is to __________ (describe dream) because __________ (reason why).” Remember, you must identify the dream AND the reason why this dream is important to you. You don't need to include "how" you will achieve your dreams - that will come later. For now, focus on the specific dream and why it's important for you to achieve/complete each particular dream. If you want a greater challenge – add a deadline to your dream and start to turn it into a goal!

Vision of My Best Self Dream Worksheet

|Work/Career/Education (and why) |Money/Finance (and why) |

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|Lifestyle/Social (and why) |Family/Friends/Relationships (and why) |

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|Personal Growth/Self-Practice (and why) |Health/Well-Being (and why) |

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|Recreation/Fun (and why) |Religion/Spirituality (and why) |

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Vision of Best Self Twitter Pitch

This activity will have you write a statement that describes the Vision of My Best Self as a 140-character Twitter Pitch. You may want to view this statement that describes your Best Self now and for the rest of your life OR construct your statement focusing on best version of yourself five (5) to seven (7) years down the road – it’s up to you. Use the space below to identify specific aspects that are important to you, then condense this information into the 140-character Twitter Pitch. It may describe specific characteristics about you, how you want to feel, what you’d like to be doing in work, in play, or any other setting. It may be statement so profound that it inspires you to jump out of bed in the morning! Include any of the results from the previous activities, such as your I Am Statements, your values, your personality type, your strengths, etc. How can this twitter pitch best describe your life – in the positive? Remember, it must be 140-charaters and written with a view towards the future. P.S. In case you didn’t know, 140-charaters include characters, numbers, punctuation marks, spaces, and symbols.

Bill’s Example (138 characters): Good health + living with purpose and meaning + optimizing lives + contributing to the greater good + 1% better every day = #BillsBestSelf

Now it’s time for you to write your Vision of Best Self Twitter Pitch.

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