Do you have a vision, a clear idea of where you want your business to be in five years time? Do you know and understand the personality of your business. If you have employees or colleagues do they share that vision and knowledge of the company? Are you sure? [...]
Wow, Christmas is nearly here! I so vividly remember last year around this time, it seems like yesterday. I thought I’d repeat a Splash I wrote last year around this time, as the message in it is dear to my heart. Here it is! Christmas [...]
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One of the reasons why the VisionLounge was created was to provide a fantastic resource for all people who are working on setting and achieving goals. VisionLounge is here to inspire those of you with big dreams and finding ways [...]
Over the past few weeks I have truly experienced the saying “If you do what you are passionate about, work doesn’t really feel like work”. I have always been excited about our Vision Board; however I now am soo passionate about our new Vision Board System (VBS)! It [...]
When people find out that I am the developer of VBS a goal achieving and motivation package they will often ask me, “what is the point of a vision board?” I try to explain that at its most basic a vision board is just a way to surround yourself with images and text of the things or ideals you want to aspire to or achieve. This usually does not enlighten the person I am talking to. 
A vision board is a tool that can be applied to many situations. In my experience people use vision boards in many different ways. The goals and dreams that can be incorporated into a vision board can be very lofty, including world peace and harmony for mankind, or they can be very practical, helping some one to stay motivated for some course of action. When explaining how vision boards might be used I find it easier to provide concrete examples. One example I like to use is about a friend of mine, Kate. 
I would like to share with you Kate’s story. Kate set a goal in January of 2008 to lose 50Kg. When [...]
I am excited to let you know that I will be interviewed in a fantastic seminar series called “Ask Mr Self Help” The excellent series is totally free and features a number of other fantastic -well known- speakers that each have valuable teachings to share with you. These [...]
This week I I’d like to share a valuable quote I read in The Secret. It was this quote from James Ray: “Most people look at their current state of affairs and they say ‘this is who I am’. That is not who you are. That is who you were. Let’s say for instance that you don’t have enough money in your bank account, or you don’t have the relationship that you want, or your health and fitness aren’t up to par. That is not who you are; that is the residual outcome of your past thoughts and actions. So we’re constantly living in this residual, if you will, of the thoughts and actions we have taken in the past. When you look at your current state of affairs and define yourself by that, then you doom yourself to have nothing more than the same in the future”. You see, you might primarily focus on your current reality as well, thinking: “How can I ever change this? I hardly have any money, live in a small apartment and have no idea how to get ahead in life. How can I expect to become really wealthy?” However, the important thing to realize is that our current circumstances have nothing to do with what we can become and in fact are becoming! It is crucial to know that, in order to change our circumstances and manifest our goals, we must constantly focus on our future instead of focusing on our current situation. So forget about wasting your energy and thoughts on worrying about any challenges you are dealing with right now. Instead, focus your energy and time on visualizing yourself in your future life. And we need to visualize with so much passion and belief, that we really feel as if we have already achieved our dreams. This is what will attract these dreams into your life. You might have heard the saying “If you know the WHY, the HOW will follow!” Have a powerful week! Linda Boertjens
