DREAM IT.

PIN IT.
LIVE IT.
 DREAM IT.
PIN IT.
LIVE IT.
Make Vision Boards
Work For You
TERRI SAVELLE FOY
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 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................IV
Why You Need a Vision Board

CHAPTER ONE...............................1
Give Yourself Permission to Dream:
What Do You Have the Audacity to Imagine?

CHAPTER TWO.............................23
The Power of the Pen: Clarity is Key

CHAPTER THREE..........................33
Setting Your Top Ten Goals: The 30-Day Challenge
that Can Change Your Life

CHAPTER FOUR...........................45
Design Your Board: What Goes on the Board?

CHAPTER FIVE............................55
Display Your Destiny: Why Is It Important to See It?

CHAPTER SIX.............................65
Once the Board is Up: Change What You’re
Saying and You’ll Change What Your Seeing
CHAPTER SEVEN..........................79
The Law of Attraction in Action: What Are You
Currently Attracting?

CHAPTER EIGHT..........................99
Don’t Share Big Dreams with Small Minds: Who
Should See Your Dreams?

CHAPTER NINE............................111
What to Do While You’re Waiting: Successful
People Have Successful Habits

CHAPTER TEN............................135
The Hidden Key to Living Your Dreams: What
Gets God’s Attention

CHAPTER ELEVEN.......................149
Ideas to Get Your Creativity Flowing: Places to
Go, Things to See, Aspirations to Achieve

CHAPTER TWELVE......................157
Vision Board Success Stories: Be Inspired by
Others Who Dared to Dream

APPENDIX A...............................169
Host a Vision Board Group or Party

APPENDIX B...............................177
Vision Board Samples: A Variety of Dreams Displayed
 INTRODUCTION
Why You Need a Vision Board

You will NEVER leave where you are

until you SEE where you’d rather be!
–Unknown

If you’ve read very many success books or immersed

yourself in the world of “personal development” then you
have surely heard about the importance of having a vision
board in order to get what you wish for!
The world became aware of the significance of vision
boards with the launch of The Secret—a DVD unmasking
the hidden reality of “the law of attraction.” With success
coaches worldwide sharing personal experience with their
own vision boards, as well as Oprah Winfrey urging viewers
to design their dreams, many people have unleashed their
crafting skills by “framing their future.”
In 1993, a nine-year-old girl was asked by her teacher
to make a vision board. She pinned a photo of the singer,
Selena (known as the Queen of Tejano music at the time)
holding her Grammy award. That little girl grew up to
become an international pop star—one of the bestselling
artists of all time—and is on the Forbes list of “Top-Earning
Women In Music.” That little girl was Katy Perry.1
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In high school, DeAndre

Cortez Way made a list of You will NEVER leave where
all the things he wanted you are until you SEE
to achieve in his journal. where you’d rather be!
The list included: (1) get –Unknown
a record deal, (2) have a
number one song, (3) have a platinum album, (4) invent
a dance everyone would do. One year later, he checked
everything off his list. DeAndre Cortez Way, better known
as Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor,
and entrepreneur who was listed at Number 18 on the
Forbes list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings of 2010.2
Surrounding yourself with images of your vision causes
your dream to become more alive inside you. It is a vital
component of your success that you surround yourself with
what “can be” and not just “what is.” That’s the power of
vision.
A vision board adds clarity to your dreams and desires
by allowing you to see them. It helps you concentrate and
focus on your specific life goals. Basically, it keeps your
attention on your intentions.

I decorated my bedroom wall. Right next to my bed there

was this big wall that I decorated all with pictures. I hung
up pictures of strong men, bodybuilders, wrestlers, and
boxers and so on . . . I was DRIVEN to think big and to
dream big. Everyone else thought that I was crazy!3 What
you do is create a vision of who you want to be, and then
live into that picture as if it were already true.4

—Arnold Schwarzenegger on the process of achieving his

bodybuilding dream of becoming Mr. Universe.
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Vision boards and vision board parties have become

popular over time, but the majority of those using them do
not realize that God is the one who wants us to be clear on
our vision.

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”

– Proverbs 29:18 [kjv]

Let’s break that scripture down into more plain lan-

guage: perish means die! The Bible says very clearly that
we will die without vision. Vision keeps you alive. It takes
you from where you currently are to where you long to be!
All the way back in Genesis, God told Abraham, “Go outside
and look up at the stars, for as many stars as you can see,
that’s how many descendants you are going to have.” (See
Genesis 15:5) He later told Abraham to look at the grains
of sand because it also represented his number of future
descendants. He wanted Abraham to have a picture of it in
his mind—to be able to visualize it.
Consider this: Abraham lived in the desert. What
was he surrounded by all night long? Stars. What was
he surrounded by all day long? Sand. God knew it wasn’t
enough for Abraham to hear about his future; he also needed
to see where he was headed. He was literally surrounded by
vision. Consequently, he became what he beheld.
When you create your vision in the form of a vision
board, a vision book, or even an app on your smart phone,
you are seeing yourself the way you want to be. I have been
using vision boards for years, and they have kept me in a
continual state of progression.
Having a vision board will help you on many levels,
including:
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• prioritizing your goals,

• obtaining clarity in your life purpose,
• building your faith in God’s ability to perform the
impossible,
• boosting your confidence and self-esteem, and
• reminding you of your mission.

When you’re surrounded by ongoing negative messages

that life will never get any better, your vision board will
serve as a visual reminder of where you are headed. It will
keep you focused when you are tempted to give up. It keeps
you single-minded and full of faith.

What Is a Vision Board?

A vision board is simply a collage of pictures and images
depicting your dreams. What you post can range from
places you want to go and things you want to have to
aspirations you want to achieve and your deepest desires
in fulfilling your personal life goals. It is portions of your
life assignment displayed in a way that you can keep them
in front of you daily as a reminder of what you are dreaming
for.

Why Does a Vision Board Work?

It’s not that the board itself causes your dreams to magically
appear; it’s what the realization and clarity of your dreams
does for you that makes it “work”! Personally, I have
experienced the fulfillment of a wide range of dreams (and
simple desires) in my life through the ongoing practice
of having my vision clearly before my eyes. I’ve realized
dreams such as:
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• new dishes for my kitchen,

• my daughter’s school tuition,
• conceiving a baby,
• purchasing a house,
• driving my dream car (debt-free),
• paying off debts,
• vacationing in dream locations,
• publishing my books (and seeing them in book-
stores nationwide),
• hosting events in convention centers,
• speaking at some of the largest success conferences
in the US,
• publishing my books in French,
• seeing my books for sale (in bookstores) in Paris,
France, and
• even something as simple as owning a designer
handbag!

By having my eyes focused on a clear, compelling vision

for these dreams, they were achieved. God even said, “All
that your eyes can see is yours . . . .” So, isn’t it time you fix
your eyes on your future?
If you see nothing, I am convinced you can expect noth-
ing. If your life hasn’t
progressed over the If you don’t know where you’re
past five years, then headed, then any road
perhaps you need will take you there.
vision—and a clear
one at that. Just as you
–Unknown
would never get in a car and drive having no idea where
you’re going, you shouldn’t live your life without a clear,
mapped out destination in mind.
This book will, most likely, push you out of your comfort
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zone. That’s good. Complacency is the greatest enemy of

possibility. You will be challenged to open your imagination
and have that childlike faith to believe that anything is
possible.
What’s in front of you is far more important than what’s
behind you. God wants you so focused on where you’re
going that you won’t even consider looking back at where
you’ve been. Of course, you learn from your past. Yes, you
turn your messes into a message for others, but you should
never spend time reliving, rehearsing, and remembering
the past when God has so much for you to accomplish in
your future.
Paul said in Philippians, “This one thing I do, forgetting
those things which are behind, and reaching for those things
which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of
the high calling in Christ Jesus” (Philipians 3:13 kjv).
Reach for those things which are ahead! In order to reach
for them, you have to be clear on what “those things” are.
Your dreams and goals need to be clarified. That’s where
your personal vision board comes into play. So, before you
start cutting and pasting away, let’s put a demand on your
faith to dream bigger and get clear on what you need to
pursue!

You’ve got to create dream boards. You’ve got to

put the new car up on your mirror. Put the weight
you want to be up on the refrigerator. If you can
see it in your mind, you can hold it in your hand.
–Steve Harvey
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GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO DREAM
What Do You Have the Audacity to Imagine?

There are three types of people in this world: those who make
things happen, those who watch things happen,
and those who wonder what happened.
–Mary Kay Ash

As you begin to dream, you are going to have people tell

you you’re being foolish or that you’re living in a fantasy
world. You may even tell yourself that; but, daring to dream,
having the audacity to imagine more for yourself is the only
way to move beyond where you are right now.
A little boy in the sixth grade named Steve who came
from a low-income family, wearing hand-me-down clothing
and suffering from a stuttering problem, was sitting in class
listening to his teacher as she gave them a new assignment.
She asked the class to write down what they wanted to be
when they grew up.
Steve had seen a man on television who was very funny
and that became his dream. He decided he wanted to be on
television making people laugh. The teacher began calling
out students’ names and sharing with the class what they had
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written down. When she came to Steve’s paper she stopped.

“Little Stevey, come up to the front of the class.”
Proudly, Steve walked to the front of the class thinking
she was going to encourage him and cheer him on!
“Stevey,” she said, “Why did you write that on your
paper?”
Steve answered, “Because I want to be on TV.”
She said, “Who do you know on TV? Anybody in this
school ever been on TV?”
“No ma’am,” answered Steve.
“Has anyone in your family ever been on TV?” she asked.
“No ma’am,” Steve said.
The teacher told him to take his paper home and write
down something more realistic.
Steve was confused. Up until that moment, nobody had
ever told him what he could or could not become.
That very night, Steve shared with his father what
happened at school. Showing him the paper where he
wrote his dream, his father advised him to read his paper
every morning before school, every night before bed and
thank God that one day he will be on TV!
Year after year, he did that. Today, Steve Harvey is on
television every day making people laugh.5

Destiny Decisions
Someone once described the game of football as 60,000
people who desperately need exercise watching twenty-
two men who desperately need rest. The game of football
parallels life itself. The average person watches from the
sidelines and very few ever really get off the bleachers to
get in the game! Isn’t it time you started playing in the game
of life?
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Recently, I saw a car commercial describing two differ-

ent types of people on the road: drivers and passengers.
Passengers are simply along for the ride. They sit back, look
out the window, and let others decide on the direction they
are going. Drivers are in control of their destination. When
they make a wrong turn, they take responsibility and get
back on the road. They know where they are headed. By
the time you finish this book, you will no longer be “along
for the ride.” You will be strategically steering your life in
the direction you choose to go. And you will arrive at your
desired destination.
We all come to a fork along this road where we must
make destiny decisions. One of the greatest realizations
you will ever come to is when you realize that there is only
one person responsible for the outcome of your life, and it’s
you. You, and you alone, must take one hundred percent
responsibility for where you are, what you have achieved,
your health, your wealth, your debt, your body, your suc-
cess, your relationships, your current reality.
Zig Ziglar said, “Many years ago as a young, aspiring
speaker, I heard an older speaker who was quite philosoph-
ical say that you are where you are because that’s exactly
where you want to be.” Ziglar confessed, “I was broke, in
debt and down in the dumps . . . It came through loud and
clear that I was where I was and what I was because of the
decisions and choices I had made in my life.”6
Your decisions affect your destiny! Are you going to just
go with the flow of traffic or go the narrow road that leads
to success? Remember this: only dead fish go with the flow.
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn taught how there are cer-
tain emotions that can actually lead to an overall life change.
One of those emotions is the feeling of disgust! Typically,
we don’t equate the word disgust with positive action; how-
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ever, becoming disgusted with your current circumstances

can actually serve as vision and momentum to get you out!
For example:

• Seeing a photo of yourself overweight can be enough

disgust for you to say, “I’ve had it! I have a vision to
get in shape!”
• Having to put your groceries back because you lack
the funds to afford them can be enough disgust
for you to say, “Enough is enough! I have vision to
increase my income!”
• Another breakdown in your car during rush hour
traffic can be enough disgust for you to say, “That’s
it. I have a vision for a new car!”
• Maintaining the same salary for the past ten years
can be enough disgust for you to say, “No more! I
have a vision for promotion!”
• Your credit card declined at the restaurant in front
of your friends can be enough disgust for you to
say, “I’m making a change now! I have a vision to be
debt-free!”

Disgust is what you feel when you’re tired of being

embarrassed, ashamed, and humiliated with where you
are, and you develop a compelling vision to change!
It all starts with making a decision to take 100%
responsibility for where you are today and where you’re
headed tomorrow. And that’s exactly what you are doing
right now or you wouldn’t be reading a book about vision.
In Dr. Dave Martin’s book, The Twelve Traits of the Greats,
he tells the story of a man named Tim who reached that
emotion of utter disgust with himself. Tim grew up in a
middle class family of five brothers and one sister. At the
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age of eleven, he lost his dad in a tragic car accident. Tim

struggled all through school and into college. Because of the
pent up anger he had inside due to his father’s death, Tim
began using drugs. He felt sorry for himself; he was mad at
the world, and destruction was the result.
Eventually, his decisions resulted in a prison sentence
when he was caught selling drugs. In that cold prison cell
trapped behind bars, Tim had a defining moment. He began
to realize that he had no one to blame but himself. He woke
up. He took full responsibility for where he had landed in
life.
He began investing in himself by reading books
constantly. As his mind began to expand, so did his dreams.
He began organizing prison talent shows where he was the
emcee. A naturally gifted comedian, he began to embrace
his talent for humor.
Once released from the penitentiary, he was able to land
a great job at a talent agency. Not long after, people began
to notice him. Tim even turned down a role from Disney to
play a major role in a TV show. He had his own vision for his
life, and he began to pursue it wholeheartedly.
His dream was to star in his own TV show that reflected
his personality and sense of humor. It was a show about a
handyman on TV, and that show became a major hit called
Home Improvement starring Tim Allen.
Thirteen years after his release from prison, Tim Allen
was starring in the top TV program in America, had the #1
book on the New York Times bestseller list and had the lead
in major motion picture, The Santa Clause.7
It all began when Tim Allen reached a level of disgust
with where he was and began making a destiny decision
to change! He obtained a compelling vision of where he
wanted to be in life and began taking steps to achieve it. He
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went from a drug-pusher to a box office millionaire!

Don’t Settle Where You Are

In Genesis 11:31, we read the story of Abraham and his
father, Terah, who left the city of Ur and set out for Canaan
(the Promised Land). Terah fully intended to lead his family
into this land of abundance; however, the Bible records that
Terah “stopped along the way and settled in Haran.”
He was essentially saying, “This is good enough. It’s not
what I wanted, but I can survive here.” Many times, we do
the same thing when we set out to achieve our dreams and
goals. It doesn’t happen as quickly as we wanted. It appears
hopeless at times. We don’t have the support of those
around us. We end up settling for less.
Abraham’s father missed out on an opportunity God
had for him. He stopped short. He settled for much less
than God had promised him because he stopped dreaming.
Don’t settle! God has so much more for you. Give yourself
the permission to dream bigger.
I read a story Joel Osteen shared in his book, Your Best
Life Now, about a famous mountain climbing resort in the
Swiss Alps that caters to businesses. They encourage their
employees to climb
the mountain and You cannot be wimpy out
build team spirit. there on the dream-seeking trail.
They meet at the Dare to break through barriers,
bottom of the moun- to fIndyour own path.
tain for a pep talk
and can hardly wait
–Les Brown
to climb to the top and take their victory photo together.
About half way up the mountain, there sits a beautiful
Alpine restaurant with a breathtaking scenic view. About
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noon, the weary hikers trail into this restaurant, take off
their hiking gear, sit by the fire, eat a delicious lunch, and
enjoy a hot cup of coffee.
Interestingly, after they are well fed and comfortable,
less than half continue the climb to the top. Less than half!
The story revealed that this majority who decide to stay are
not incapable of climbing to the top nor is the climb too dif-
ficult for them; it’s simply that they have tasted a bit of suc-
cess and decided that it’s good enough. They are satisfied
with what they have accomplished.8
What a shame it is to quit before you reach your goal!
Never settle where you are. Never be satisfied with what
you have when God has so much more for you! He never
intended for you to reach a certain level and plateau. He
desires for you to climb to new heights, explore new
horizons, and dream as big as you possibly can.
Don’t limit God. He is capable of doing impossible things
in your life, but you can actually prevent Him from doing
them by thinking small. If you think in terms of “just enough
to get by” then that’s exactly what you will produce in your
life.

You Have the Audacity to Dream That?

What do successful people have in common? What does
it take to go from wishing things would change to living
your dreams? In one word, it is audacity! This is a powerful
word that can alter the rest of your life if you will be brave
enough to obtain it. Audacity is having nerve, courage,
daring, boldness, fearlessness, grit, and the willingness to
take risks.
In 1976, a young Austrian bodybuilder with a thick
accent, a name nobody could pronounce, and a box office
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disappointment under his belt, audaciously declared to

a sports columnist, “I’m going to be the number one box
office star in all of Hollywood.” Arnold Schwarzenegger had
the audacity to dream.
Trying not to show doubt or shock over Arnold’s big
dream, the reporter asked, “How do you plan to become
Hollywood’s top star?”
“It’s the same process I used in bodybuilding,”
Schwarzenegger explained. “What you do is create a vision
of who you want to be and then live into that picture as if it
were already true.”9
When you develop the audacity to dream, to get out
of the mundane or the rut you may have found yourself
in, people will think you’re crazy. They will laugh at your
dreams. You must remember that they aren’t dreaming the
same dreams you are. Who cares if they laugh? This is your
life, your future, your destiny that is on the line. Will you
cower down to the opinions of others or will you develop
the boldness to live big?!
You must have the audacity to believe that you can achieve
your impossible dreams. The key word in that sentence is
you. You will achieve in your life what you believe you can
achieve.
Schwarzenegger reminds us of this powerful truth:

Even though there are so many people around

that would say, ‘no,’ you will never make it
because you have an accent, your body is too
big, and your name—Schwazen, Schnitzel,
whatever, who can pronounce that? But you
know! It doesn’t matter if anyone knows and
if anyone else believes it. All you have to do
now is go towards that vision. If you have a
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very clear VISION of where you want to go

and if you’re willing to put the work in no
matter what it takes to get this vision to turn
into reality, then [you] can accomplish basi-
cally anything you want.10
What do you have the audacity to dream? What do you
have the nerve to believe you can achieve in your life? What
do you have the courage to pursue? I want you to develop
such grit in your life that people say to you, “You have the
audacity to believe that can happen?” You confidently
respond, “As a matter of fact, that’s exactly what I have:
audacity!”
Some people say that achieving success is like knowing
the combination to a lock. If you know the combination, it
doesn’t matter if you’re male or female, 16 or 65, have an
IQ of 35 or 135, the lock has to open. Unfortunately, most
people are going through life without the combination. I
want to reveal to you the combination to living your dreams.

Your Life Is a Reflection of Your Thoughts

Before you ever achieve success, you must first have the
audacity to believe in yourself and your dreams. Your beliefs
are simply a reflection of the dominating thoughts being
entertained in your mind. According to Proverbs 23:7, you
become what you think about. That is the law of attraction
summed up in one scripture verse.
During an appearance on the Oprah Show, Jim Carrey
admitted to the audience that before he ever hit stardom
or achieved success, he visualized himself succeeding. As
a struggling young Canadian with no money he drove his
old truck up Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles every night
and would visualize having directors interested in him. He
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would imagine people he respected actually saying to him,

“I like your work.”
In 1985 or 1987, says Carrey, “I had nothing at that time.
But it just made me feel better. I would drive home and
think, ‘I do have these things. They’re out there. I just don’t
have a hold of them yet.’”11
The images you visualize in your mind become your
reality. Your mind is like a magnet. Whatever gets in
your mind and stays there, you will attract in your life.
This law works positively and negatively. If your mind is
constantly thinking negative thoughts, you will attract
negative circumstances. If you’re constantly thinking you
are worthless, you will attract people in your life who treat
you as worthless. If you’re constantly thinking poverty
thoughts, you will attract a poverty lifestyle.
At the same time, if your thoughts are positive, you
will attract positive circumstances. If you’re constantly
expecting good things to happen for you, you will attract
favorable opportunities. It really is that simple.
Literally, like attracts like. Your thoughts are the pathway
to your destiny. Your life today is a reflection of the domi-
nating thoughts you allowed to take up residence in your
mind yesterday. That may be hard to swallow; but, accord-
ing to Proverbs, it is the truth. Your life today is a result of
your thoughts about yourself yesterday. The good news is:
you can change your thoughts!

A man becomes what he “Whatever a man thinks

in his heart, so is he.”
thinks about most
— Proverbs 23:7
of the time.
–Ralph Waldo EmeRSON
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“Many of you have heard me share the story of

growing up in rural Mississippi . . . at the time we
were called colored people—negroes. And, my
grandmother was a maid. That’s all she ever knew.
The only real expectation she ever held for me was
that one day I would, one day, become a maid,
and in her words, ‘Have some good white folks’
(meaning people who would not speak negatively
about me, who would allow me to take food home,
who would be good to me and treat me with some
level of dignity and respect). That was my grand-
mother’s dream for me. But I had another dream
for myself. I had more than a dream for myself; I
had a belief for myself.

“I remember watching her hang out clothes on the

line one day, and say to me, ‘You have to watch
me, Oprah Gail, because one day you’ll have to
do this for yourself.’ And knowing inside myself that
that was not going to be my life. I don’t know how
I knew it, other than that thing that we all have—
intuition or an instinct—that said, no, this will not be
my life. But, because I sensed that and was con-
nected to that . . . I knew that I will not be hanging
clothes on a line in a backyard in Mississippi . . .
and that belief that that would not be my life is
what I held onto for the longest of times. I just, no
matter what, believed that there was something
bigger, greater, more for me.”12

—Oprah Winfrey

Get in Agreement with God

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There were two blind men in the Bible who approached

Jesus asking if He would restore their sight. I think it’s
interesting how Jesus put the responsibility back on them
and simply asked one powerful question, “Do you believe I
am able to do this?”
Their response says it all. I want you to notice that with-
out hesitation, they replied, “Yes, Lord.” Think about that.
Without questioning, without discussing, without trying to
figure out how this could happen, they just believed.
Then, the Lord said, in response to them, “It shall be
done to you according to your faith.” (See Matthew 9:29)
The Message translation communicates this verse another
way, “Become what you believe.” When you get to a place
in your life where you can imagine God asking you that
same question, “Do you believe I can do this for you?” and
you respond (without hesitation), “Yes, Lord!” then you are
ready to achieve the impossible!
I believe God is saying to you today, “Become what you
believe.” If you can believe to live in that house, if you can
believe to own that business, if you can believe to weigh that
amount, if you can believe to be healed in your body, if you
can believe for restoration of your family, if you can believe
to pastor that church, you can become what you believe.
In 1969, my dad was the owner of “Jerry’s Paint and Body
Shop” in Shreveport, Louisiana. His business was failing
and suffering from enormous debt, his marriage was falling
apart, and he was running from God as fast as he could. One
night out of desperation, he finally surrendered his life to
God and cried out, “Lord, I’m a failure! I’m a nobody. What
would you even want with my life?” On the inside, he heard
these words, “Don’t worry about it, son. I am a master at
making champions out of nobodies.”
That very moment, he started believing he was a
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champion. He changed his thinking. He changed the poor

self-image he had into that of someone who could achieve
impossible dreams. Currently, he has seven offices in vari-
ous locations around the world, an international television
broadcast airing in over 200 nations, has written over 70
books, and made an impact on humanity. Bottom line, he
had the audacity to believe that God could use a paint ‘n
body man to change the world!

To Dream the Impossible Dream

Think of yourself, imagine yourself, and see yourself living
your dreams in your mind. Everything gets its start in your
imagination first. You have to hold on to the thoughts that
agree with your dreams. You become what you think about
most, but you also attract what you think about the most.
My parents celebrated their honeymoon in 1966 at
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. As they walked
through the amusement park, hand-in-hand, they stopped
at an outdoor pavilion featuring local talent singing and
dancing on stage. One young man began to belt out a pow-
erful song that soon became their theme for life; it was
titled, “To Dream the Impossible Dream,” and my parents
have done exactly that and
done it well. If your dreams seem
God has given you two possible, you’re not dreaming
types of sight: natural sight big enough!
and spiritual sight. Natural
(or physical sight) sees what’s all around you. Spiritual
sight sees within, sees the invisible, and sees what others
can’t see. Some call it seeing with the “eyes of faith.” The
Bible reveals story after story of people like you and me
who put a demand on their faith to see impossible dreams
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come to life:

• Abraham and Sarah waited years to conceive a baby

(I can totally relate to that). She had to get an image
of that impossibility on the inside of her before God
could perform the miracle of Isaac.
• The lady with the issue of blood had to see herself
touching the hem of Jesus’ garment before she could
achieve her dream of divine health.
• David had to see himself killing Goliath before he
ever released the stone.

What do you need to see inside before God can produce

it on the outside? Do you need to see yourself:

• rising to the top of the company?

• singing before thousands of people?
• paying off your credit card debt?
• graduating from college?
• pastoring a church?
• hosting your own TV show?
• selling your first house?
• weighing your ideal weight?
• vacationing in Honolulu, Hawaii?
• driving the car of your dreams?
• having a family?

God loves being able to show us how well He does the

impossible, so dream big enough for Him to do that.

Visualize Success
The most successful people in the world visualize their
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desired results in life. They are very clear about what they
want to achieve. Unsuccessful people are hazy, unclear, and
uncertain about tomorrow. They just wake up and see what
happens.
God said in Isaiah 43:19 [niv], “See, I am doing a new
thing! . . . Do you not perceive it?” In other words, He is
getting ready to pour His
favor on you, promote you, Imagination is everything.
increase you, expand your
It is the preview of life’s
influence, but He’s asking
you the question, “Do you
coming attractions.
not perceive it?” –Albert Einstein
To perceive means to
notice, to identify, to comprehend, and to see. God is asking
you today, “Do you see it?” Do you see where he wants to
take you? In other words, are you preparing for more? Do
you have a clear vision? Can you see beyond where you are
today? Are you anticipating promotion? Can you imagine
big things happening in your life? You cannot have a larger
life with a restricted imagination.
Your imagination is extremely powerful. It is the
birthplace for all great ideas and dream pursuits. If you
can’t imagine it, you’ll never have it. I am so convinced of the
mind’s ability to conceive an idea (using your imagination)
before you ever materialize it in your life that I wrote a book
titled Imagine Big.
Your dreams should be impossible. They should stretch
you, challenge you, and force you to grow.
Any successful person who has achieved admirable
dreams has had to take a giant step of faith into the
impossible! Walt Disney, for example, was known to be an
impossibility thinker. He was constantly seeking to conquer
things no one had even considered. In fact, it’s been said
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that when he would meet with his Board of Directors, he

would toss out ideas across the table. If everyone agreed on
the idea, then he would tell them that was NOT what they
were going to do.
Again, he would toss out Most of the things wortH
ideas. If everyone told him doing in the world had been
it was impossible and that
nobody had ever done that
declared impossible
before, he would inform before they were done.
them that was exactly what –Louis D. Brandeis
they were going to do!13
Walt Disney was an impossibility thinker. And you should
be, too!
I have discovered that God wants your dreams so big and
so outside the realm of possibility that there is no way your
dream can occur unless you use your faith! Hebrews 11:6
tells us that it is impossible to please God without faith. I
interpret that to mean: If your dreams are impossible, and
you have no idea how this could ever happen unless God
comes on the scene and helps you, then you’ve probably got
the right dream.
In Hebrews 11:1 [nlt], it says, “Faith is the confidence
that what we hope for
If you’re going to think will actually happen; it
gives us assurance about
and you’re going to do things we cannot see.”
something, do it big. God desires for you to
–Donald Trump have that kind of faith.
He wants your total
dependency on Him to see these dreams manifest. You are
making God smile when you dream impossible dreams.
Let me remind you that God enjoys using ordinary
people to do extraordinary things. He believes in you much
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more than you believe in yourself.

Everything begins with your ability to envision, imagine,
and conceive that image
inside. When you sit
I am always doing that which
quietly with God, you
should be able to see
I cannot do, in order that I
more than you see when may learn how to do it.
your eyes are open. If it –Pablo Picasso
makes you breathe deep
and think, “This is big!” Great! You’re on the right track.
Warning: the number one question that will stop you
from dreaming big is: “How?” Don’t ask that question! It’s
not your job to figure out the how. Your job is to dream and
dream big.

See Beyond Today

There’s power in just taking time to see beyond where
you are at today. Project forward five years into the future
and imagine your ideal life. Do not give thought to what is
possible or not possible. Just get a clear picture of what you
desire to have. When you think in terms of what would give
you the greatest peace in your life, what do you imagine?
What would you be doing?
• Are you married?
• Do you have a baby?
• Are your kids in college?
• Are you working?
• Where do you work?
• Are you self-employed?
• Are you ministering?
• Are you teaching a class?
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• Did you write your first book?

• Did you go on your first mission trip?
• Are you living overseas?
• Is your debt paid off?
• What are you driving?
• Is your car paid for?
• How much money have you saved?
• Where have you traveled?
• Where do you live?
• What does your house look like?
• Are you at your ideal body weight?
• Who are you helping?

What does your life look like five years from now?

The tragedy of life does not lie in not

reaching your goals, the tragedy lies in not having any
goals to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams
unfulFilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.
–Dr. Benjamin Mays

Think about what comes to your mind when you read

the following statements:

• What would you want to accomplish before you die

if you were told you had one year left to live?
• What have you always wanted to do but haven’t
done yet?
• How do you want to be remembered?
• What is God speaking to your heart to accomplish?
• What activities do you want to experience?
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• How would you spend your last twenty-four hours?

• What would you do if money was not a problem?
• How would you live your life if you didn’t have to
work anymore?

Thinking about where you want to be in the future helps

you decide how to live today! Decide where you want to
end up in life. Plan your life down to the last detail and
then let God go beyond that. Do not be worried, anxious, or
concerned about the process of getting from where you are
to where you want to be. Just dream, imagine, and focus on
designing your ideal life.
God has so much more for you than what you presently
have. Your greatest days are ahead of you, not behind you.
You must enlarge your vision, see what’s ahead for you, and
get motivated to fulfill your unique life assignment down
to the last detail. In order to do this, you must have the
audacity to dream!
Why am I so passionate about seeing you fulfill your
vision, dreams, and goals? Because we don’t have time to
waste! I don’t want you to repeat this year what you did last
year. Now is the time for you to get clear on what God wants
you to do with your life and start taking action.

You Have a Mission Here on Earth

Some people say that life is like a carousel—sometimes
you’re up, sometimes you’re down, sometimes you just go
round and round. Some say that life is like a deck of cards,
you just have to play the hand you’re dealt. Others claim that
life is a journey, a dance, a battle. Personally, I believe life is
an assignment. God has given you a unique assignment to
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complete during your time here on earth, and then it’s over.
You either turn in the assignment complete or incomplete.
This is the scripture that drives me: “I glorified you
on earth by completing down to the last detail what you
assigned me to do.” (John 17:4 msg)
It’s time to aim for your future, full speed ahead, and it
all begins by giving yourself permission to dream . . . and to
dream big!

When Did You Last Give Yourself

Permission to Dream?
I received this email from Lilly in Florida:
I guess it was when I was in my 20s, that I
stopped allowing myself to dream. Convinced
myself that dreams are just fairy-tales, they
are silly and hurtful for girls like me. I felt I
needed to deal with the reality and the cruelty
of life. Terri did awaken something that was
buried deep in my heart, something wonder-
ful, never to be hidden again.
Today, here I am 65 years old, writing in a
book of dreams all those things that I believe
will bring some joy into this dull heart. I can
see it all. I am having fun doing it and it’s not
silly at all. I even set myself some goals and
started working at making it happen. You are
never too old.
It is so important not to waste any time, but that doesn’t
mean you should give up or feel you’ve failed because you
aren’t where you thought you’d be at your age. What Lilly
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said is true. You’re never too old to start working toward a

dream.

Proof that Your Age Does Not Matter

Age 18 months – Brooke Shields lands her first commer-
cial as the Ivory Snow baby.
Age 8 – Mozart composes his first symphony.
Age 12 – Jesus astounds a group of religious leaders with
his wisdom and insights.
Age 18 – Mick Jagger debuts with his new rock band, the
Rollin’ Stones. (The band will add the “g” eventually.)
Age 21 – Steve Jobs introduces the Apple computer, created
with young colleague Steve Wozniak.
Age 31 – Bill Gates makes his first billion dollars.
Age 40 – Lucille Ball debuts as Lucy Ricardo in the TV
comedy I Love Lucy.
Age 44 – Sam Walton founds Wal-Mart.
Age 53 – Walt Disney opens a theme park in Anaheim,
California called Disneyland.
Age 58 – Frank Sinatra, retired for two years, reignites his
career.
Age 65 – Winston Churchill takes office as Britain’s Prime
Minister.
Age 69 – After 22 years of work, Noah Webster publishes the
landmark An American Dictionary of the English Language.
Age 70 – George Brunstad becomes the oldest person to
swim the English Channel.
Age 71 – After 27 years in prison, South African Nelson
Mandela gains his freedom.
Age 77 – Astronaut John Glenn returns to space on the
space shuttle Discovery mission.
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Age 78 – Grandma Moses begins her career as a serious

painter.
Age 79 – Ben Franklin invents bifocal eyeglasses.
Age 80 – Jessica Tandy wins her first Oscar for her role in
Driving Miss Daisy.
Age 89 – Frank Lloyd Wright completes the Guggenheim
Museum.
Age 90 – Swimmer Walt Pfeiffer sets six World Masters
records at a meet in Long Beach, CA.
Age 100 – British actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies appears
in the Sherlock Holmes movie The Master Blackmailer.15

You are never too old to set another

goal or to dream a new dream.
–C.S Lewis

ACTION STEP
Set aside ten minutes every day for the next seven days to
sit quietly with no distractions to simply think and imagine
your future.