One of the most important tools to a Lifestyle Designer is a dreamline. Dreamlines are similar to goals, however, there are no long term, mid term, and short term goals. As a lifestyle designer, I focus on one particular goal, normally 3-6 (Maybe as long as 9) months out.
I believe in visual goals. This can be something as simple as a posterboard, with pictures of your next great big adventure, or something a little more advanced. Since I like to travel as light as possible (I have to because travelling with my kids requires me to travel heavy for them, Dad can’t bring much!) I like to keep as much online as possible. I suggest attempting creating your first dreamline on Vision Board
An example is the current dreamline I am putting together. My goal is to in 6-9 months (sometime in the winter) rent a condo in Snowmass for a month, I want to spend very little time working during that month, because I want to be able to skii most of the time I am there. I want to teach my two year old, and possibly my 3 (he will be 4 then) year olds to skii. Furthermore, to get there, I would like to fly a rented (or maybe purchased) turbo prop plane.
In order to accomplish this goal, I need to calculate how much it is going to cost me, once I have calculated that, I break it down into how much money I need to make per day between now and then in order to accomplish this goal. Obviously I am not looking to fund my whole trip by saving between now and then, thats ridiculous, and is considered deferred living. Therefore, I have to establish a level of income to be able to fund this goal, however, that income needs to be sustained, which is how a New Rich lives. The goal is to between now and then create a sustainable source of income that can be systemized, broken into pieces, and then outsourced, removing myself as a cog in the wheel.
My dreamline now contains pictures of images that at the end show people skiing in snowmass, and pictures of potential turbo prop airplanes which I can purchase or rent for that month. It includes a picture of the airport in which I plan on flying into (KASE), it also includes pictures that iconify the current business I am putting together in order to achieve this goal. I have mindmaps which outline what needs to be done and when for the business.
Dreamlining is a fun, and very effective way to find yourself realizing your dreams. Visual imagery brings a level of realism to the goal.
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