Posts Tagged ‘Vision’

Day 471: Clarity in motion

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Yo, yo!

I woke up after a really good sleep, had a yummy breakfast and went back to bed. With me I brought pen & paper, the ultimate tools for a visionary at work. I enjoy my bed, it’s so big. There’s lots of room for me to roll around in the ideas and glimpses of the future all woven into a nice, smooth blanket of hope.

The more I write, scribble, draw and sketch the clearer it gets. You know, I would’ve thought that I’d be really clear about what I’m creating during this journey and yet I have to remind myself time and time again. Even if it’s so darn clear inside of me, I get lost in the details ever so often. It’s not especially strange though; it’s a big vision and it’s highly abstract – at least compared to the materialistic every day life.

I’ve lived with my vision since I was a kid, it’s all clear and accomplished inside of me – and now I’m on a journey to let my logic catch up with the movie I planted inside of myself before I did a swan dive into this life. That’s what it feels like. I’m living my life as if I’m watching a movie – or rather experiencing a movie as it happens – and it’s intriguing. I’m curiously thinking “oh, I wonder what will happen next, where will she go, what will she experience, who will she meet and how will the story end?” even if I have the answer inside of me already.

Sometimes I watch my life too much from an observing perspective and forget that I have to live it too. When I do, my vision gets blurry and I lose contact with the narrative. When I start moving again, taking action, creating momentum, then the signs come back and I continue following the script that is already written.

I wonder who wrote the script that I’m living. Who did I co-write it with? I’m sure I wrote it with some of the people I’ve met for the first time during these 471 days on the road. I get that feeling from the look in our eyes when we bump into each other. We look at each other and I hear my own being reacting as by saying “hello again, there you are. it’s been a while and it’s great to finally catch up.” followed by conversations about what we’re doing and who we know and what visions we’re moving towards. It’s always like meeting family, which I’m sure is the case on a deeper level.

Anyways, it’s key to stay in motion. Clarity comes with movement and what matters is highlighted by repetition (it simply keeps showing up). Now I’m heading back to my bed ready to scribble down another part of my way from an abstract vision to a hands-on reality. :)

Day 234: Personal cash flow

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Walking my talk
I once wrote that I have to start with myself with whatever I wish to do for others. What I wish to do (for others, for the world, for the fun & challenge of it) is to create sustainable cash flows towards empowering projects worldwide. Hence it’s a good start to create a sustainable cash flow for myself to begin with.
I better walk my talk, hey. :)

Financial goals
Had a talk with Trudy today. She’s awesome. I asked her during Sam Camp if she’s willing to support me in setting and reaching two financial goals (one personal & one professional). She said that she’d love to do that and she jumped right into it. Now I’m clarifying things like where I’m at and where I’m heading. First I’m focusing on the personal one. The professional (for the Win Win World Tour and the Money Well concept) will without a doubt follow in it’s footsteps.

Between now and Dec 31th
* Clarify Point A (exactly where I’m at)
* Clarify my goals behind my goals (the “why?”)
* Clarify what I’m aiming at (percentages & figures)
* Choose my smart personal cash flow goal
* Choose my Point B (planned evidence for goal achievement)

Between Jan 1st and March 31st
* Achieving my goal :)
* Documenting & sharing the process
* Celebrate!

Personal cash flow percentages
Giving: 20%
Saving: 20%
Living: 30%
Taxes: 30%
There has to be better ways regarding taxes. Whatever I come up with that is better, will bring more to giving, saving and living.

(And honestly, my financial life goal is to give 90%. Should I put it up now or start at 20% and change it yearly? Probably the later. This is why I’m clarifying things until the 31st of December…)

Right now
My personal cash flow right now is zero, which is a perfect starting point. :) For me it means that I can build it however I choose to, as there are no expectations and numbers attached to the percentages I’ve choosen above. The key part is “Living”. That’s why all the clarifications are so important. If I wish to live of X weekly, the goal will be to create 3.33X weekly. I can choose any number and then just create it.

(Why should ”Living” necessarily be the key part? I can live of pretty close to zero and have done it so far. Maybe that’s not where my motivation lies. Maybe the key part for me is “Giving”. That’s what I “miss” most of all. So maybe shift the focus and start with asking myself “how much do I wish to personally give away each week?”. Yay! That feels much better.)

Excited
I know that all goals are achievable, as long as they are set, shared and taken action towards. Yet the financial area is where I’ve been hiding out and putting my head in the sand, thinking “I don’t get it/I can’t do it/I don’t care” (up until Win Win World Tour, and even during the journey so far). During the last months I’ve reached what I was told being “unreachable” goals in other areas. I’m sure I can reach financial goals too. With the last months results as reminders, I’m glad to take this on. I’m excited!

(and a little bit anxious to be perfectly honest…)

Back at square one
I’m surrounded by all these financially & business savvy people who are all truly awesome. I have so many sources to learn from. If they can do it, so can I. If I can do it, so can anyone. Back to the mental place I was in when I choose my goals for the Win Win World Tour. Back in the beginners mind. Back at square one.

Let’s begin.

Day 171: Unfolding the movie

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

I’m really excited about the amazingly positive response I’ve received so far regarding the making of the motion picture based on the Win Win World Tour. I’m in conversation with an American producer as well as a couple of movie makers in Sweden. Here I’m sharing parts of an e-mail conversation to let you in on the current thought process.

A part of my answer to an adorable American producer

“I’m from Sweden, have been on the road (Sweden, USA, Mexico, Canada, Ireland) since the beginning of May this year and am right now in Brisbane, Australia (until Dec 21st). (more…)