Midweek Inspiration
This is an activity I run in my time management workshops, but it is something you can do alone or with a group of friends. Very few of us take the time out to reflect and think about the future and what we clearly want. This fun activity is a great way to think about the future. What do you want to be doing in a year’s time or five or ten year’s time? This activity helps you determine your priorities.
Take coloured pens and coloured squares of card.
Coloured Felt tip pens
Jot down on slips of card or paper all your ideas for the future and put them into a hat.
Coloured Hats
This is a variation on drawing names out of a hat; if you have’t got a hat, then any container will do – buckets, boxes, cereal boxes etc. Then one by one you and your friends draw them out and decide quickly which of three piles you will put it in:
the URGENT MUST DO pile – these speak for themselves!
the TO DO SHOULD DO pile – these are pretty important and need returning to. They require more of a detailed analysis and you need to check who is saying your should – you, some one else in your family etc? You can then decide whether shoulds turn into urgent must dos or discarded.
the FILE WOULD LIKE TO DO pile
Coloured Pegs
Once you have your categories, you need to turn your urgent pile into a list of goals that you will actively pursue! Remember you would never eat a chocolate elephant whole… so chunk your goals down into smaller tasks.
Why not plan an afternoon with friends and family to let your mind flow freely and explore your future.
Think of key words, phrases and trigger ideas associated with the images you have in your mind about the future.
Use colours throughout the activity. Colour is attractive to the eye and aids memory. It will reinforce your ideas in your mind.
Colour is inspiring
Would love to hear your comments and any more ideas on this; and if you try out the activity, let me know how you all get on! 
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Hi Katharine, thank you for your comment, I will certainly let you know how I get on with the book, you should read it, it is quite good. xxxx
This is a great idea! I am going to try it soon and will let you know the outcome. I have goals that I just can’t seem to get serious about, so maybe this will help.
Great stuff! Keep us posted.
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