An image-driven action plan is an exercise in future-planning that allows you, at least initially, to stay clear of articulating specific goals. There are two stages: to gather and to arrange. Today, I want to focus on the first stage.
The Image-Driven Action Plan
Gather: At the gathering stage, you are taking in information. Look through magazines, catalogs, websites and your own photo files for images that inspire you; images that speak to your "ideal" life. (Pinterest may be a useful tool for this exercise.) Now keep in mind this isn't a craft project. The image-driven action plan is in fact a research project. It's a research project on, what I hope is an interesting topic: you!
As such, you should look for images with specific questions in mind. Possibilities might include:
What do I want to call "home"?
Where would I like to work?
How would I like to dress?
How would I like to dress?
What do I still have to learn?
Don't censor yourself. And, don't worry about how others might perceive your choices.
The picture you see above is what personally speaks to me when I answer the question, "Where would I like to work?" Now, at first glance, my image choice may make little sense to you. Truth is, at this stage, the choice may not make a lot of sense to me. But that's okay. We'll figure out the "whys?" during the next stage of the process; which I'll discuss on Saturday.
In the mean time, happy gathering!
