Principle 6: Build a Dream Dashboard
You must be absolutely clear about your goal and be relentless in the pursuit of your Why. A large part of the reason for that particular quote of mine is this: what you see in your heart is what you will get. If you have a clear vision of your goal, then you will achieve it. Much of success is visualizing the right things. Expect miracles every day. I do. When you expect and visualize miracles, they tend to start happening.
Visualization is a very strong dynamic. When you continually SEE something, it begins to become a reality. Good golfers visualize the ball rolling into the cup. They don’t visualize it slicing off into the lake. Visualization plus action will produce the results that you desire.
I believe in dream boards. What are they? It is what it sounds like - a board with pictures of your dream. Perhaps a house, a car, a church, an office building, a family . . . it is a visual interpretation of your perfect life dream. My dream is changing lives, making millionaires, helping others achieve their Why in life. So, my dream board is a visual compilation of those dreams.
I know many Champions that actually have their dream board on the dashboard of their car. When friends and associates ride with them and ask about the dream board, these Champions confidently announce, “This is a board of my dreams, and I’m going to achieve them because I am a Champion.”
When people try to discourage you by saying, “Oh, come on, get real! You’re not going to have that house”, you can simply tell them that you will definitely achieve those dreams no matter what. They may not believe you, but they won’t forget it. Then when it comes true, they will never doubt you again.
As part of the dream board, I also encourage people to have a mini-version of their Why Card taped to their dashboard. Look at it a hundred times a day. When you’re driving, making sales calls, taking clients to lunch…always have the visualization of your dreams and your Why Card in front of you. By the way, I don’t care if your car is old and beat up. That’s even a greater reason to have a dream board. If your car is a piece of junk, then as an act of faith in your future put the most beautiful and exciting dream board you can imagine right there on the dash. Oh, and one more thing. Send me a photograph of your car and your dream board. Seriously. I want to see it.