DMS Parent Newsletter
January 2022
Your Vision for 2022
Thank you!
How to Make a Vision Board
A vision board is a self-made tool that you use to formulate, define, and maintain focus on a goal that you have for yourself. Your vision board will end up being unique to you and can be any type of board that you use to display text and images that are representative of the things that you want to be, accomplish, or have in your life. Sitting down with your family to create these vision boards can be fun and lead to great discussions!
By creating and using a vision board, you are:
Identifying and giving clarity to a long-term vision for your life
Fortifying your positive intentions to follow through with your goals
Making a commitment to stay focused
If you’re someone who likes to create SMART goals, then you understand the need to have clarity when it comes to defining what you want in life. Your goals are supposed to be Specific, so you know where to focus your efforts and you know when the goal has been accomplished.
Example:
Not Specific: I want to be a leader.
Specific: I will complete a class on public speaking by May 15th, 2022 to improve my confidence when talking in front of a crowd. Following the class, I will use deliberate practice every day to continue to gain a necessary sense of confidence so I will be viewed as a leader and considered for a management position.
When creating a vision board for a goal such as this, you would want to add pictures that will allow you to visualize your success.
Step #1: Collect Your Vision Board Supplies
There are a few things to keep in mind before you get started. First, remember that the purpose of your vision board is to give life to everything that’s on it. You want to feel an emotional connection with whatever image you include so that when you look at it, you will feel what you want for the future rather than merely seeing a 2D picture.
Secondly, it’s up to you if you want to create one big vision board for your whole life or break it down into several mini boards to cover the seven areas such as your relationships, profession, family, personal development, spirituality, social life, and health.
Step#1: Collect Supplies - You will need up to eight types of supplies:
A corkboard or a magnetic board
Quality multipurpose office quality scissors
Multipurpose liquid glue — like Elmer’s Glue
Different color pens and markers
Adhesive Tape
Stickers
Quote and Sayings Cards
Magazines
If you’re the digital type, you can use an app or create a digital vision board
Step #2: Identify Your Goal(s)
What do you want to focus on with this board?
If you’ve chosen to just focus on one specific area of your life, write down some adjectives that describe how you want to feel when you look at the board.
Start by setting goals that are based on the values that are most important to you, and then dig a bit deeper.
Step #3: Prepare and Organize Your Vision Board
Set aside a reasonable amount of time (maybe two hours) to work on your vision board. It can be a fun family activity. But don’t rush it–doing so can defeat the purpose of creating a vision board altogether.
Step #4: Create Your Layout
Once you’re all set with your materials, the next step is to lay everything out in a way that’s visually pleasing to you. As you’re creating structure, it might be a good idea to separate spaces on the board (just draw a line or circle) if you’re planning to do a “whole life” vision board that will feature a variety of aspects of your life.
Step #5: See and Believe Your Goals
Finally, really believe in yourself and claim your goals as being things that you will achieve because your thoughts create your reality.
Get into the mindset of expecting success so you will be inspired as you look at your completed vision board and you will feel a sense of motivation to act on those feelings of inspiration moving forward.
Revisiting your vision board often and reviewing it with your family can be a fun way to discuss your progress.
Lighter Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
One 24-ounce jar of good-quality marinara sauce
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
12 ounces whole-wheat angel hair pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup shredded fresh mozzarella
Directions
- Preheat the broiler to medium. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Combine the marinara sauce and balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a shallow dish, combine the breadcrumbs, half the Parmesan, half the parsley, and some salt and pepper. Put the beaten egg whites in a separate shallow dish. Coat the chicken tenders in the egg whites first, then dredge in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the package instructions.
- Heat the oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken, scatter the mozzarella and remaining Parmesan evenly over top, and broil until the cheese is melted and bubbly for about 2 minutes.
- Drain the pasta. Serve with the chicken and garnish with the remaining parsley.
DMS Counselors
6th Fabiana Fischer fabiana.fischer@gcpsk12.org 678-407-7266
7th Tara Tanner tara.tanner@gcpsk12.org 678-376-8542
8th Monica Garcia monica.garcia@gcpsk12.org 770-338-4842