During a one hour interview with Rick Barber, After Midnite talk show host on KOA Radio Denver, author Joyce Schwarz, The Vision Board: the secret to an extraordinary life got a great question for all of us!
Rick Barber is the After Midnite host for 850 KOA Radio's popular talk show that featured Joyce Schwarz, author THE VISION BOARD talking about how we can change our lives and our world using the process of visioning and vision boards. For more info on her book THE VISION BOARD go to http://www.visionboard.info
Barber asked Schwarz and his audience "What Can We Do?" And as he explained he truly means 'the collectived WE"...here is are some action steps that we can take to envision a new world and be the change that we want in our lives!
The Vision Board: the secret to an extraordinary life by author Joyce Schwarz, Harper Collins Pubishing shows how the power of visioning and creating a life map for your future can apply on a local, national and worldwide level too! For free 20 pages go to: http://tinyurl.com/visionboardamazon.
"WHAT CAN WE do about the news in the headlines?
What can we do about war?
What can we do about the economy?
All too often we sit listening to talk radio that BLAMES others about the topics in the news. All too often talk shows blame politicians and greedy multinational execs and corrupt leaders.
Author Schwarz explains the power of collective visioning -- the moment that we give our power away to our politicians and our leaders instead of empowering ourselves is when we become victims. Be the change that you want to see.
Here are some things you can do to change the world!
1) Vote with your dollars -- buy products made in the USA if you want to keep jobs here.
2) Disgusted with elections and the same old political process consider a BIG change -- and look at some disruptive system like PATRIOT DOLLARS -- where each person voting is given a $50 ATM card to support the candidate of his/her choice rather than blanket government supported campaign financing.
3) Be FOR something rather than against something. Joyce gave the example of www.peaceplease.com that is included in her book THE VISION BOARD (www.visionboard.info) where founder Leigh Golterman focuses on the power of people to influence peace through peace rallies worldwide, events that focus and discuss peace and an ecommerce section that allows readers to vote with their money to support the cause.
4) Become a social entrepreneur -- even if you have a day job, consider investing in the future of America by supporting a local business or the launch of a micro-business where a craftsperson or a talented grad in your local area wants to open a co-op to sell vintage clothes. In return for your investment you'll become a part owner. One of the most successful long lasting companies in America is one called Lincoln Electric that was one of the earliest firms to support employee stock ownership.
5) Express yourself-- be the media -- WE MEDIA -- in researching what was happening in Denver -- I found the Denver Open Media project www. denveropenmedia.org which is the start of a network of public access TV --using the user-automated business model. Check it out and also check out www.current.tv to see how you can submit your own video/shows for international viewing.
For more information and examples of being a social entrepreneur, see free 20 pages of THE VISION BOARD by going to: http://tinyurl.com/seeinsidebook
To get even more info about the process of visioning go to the Amazon.com website and you'll see a preview of Chapter 1 on VISIONING from THE VISION BOARD.
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IF YOU"RE interested in the power of the people and seeing how WE can change the world -- look at this upcoming conference in Denver, Colorado this spring:
Change the world --living locally/local business/local visioning
Be the change you want to see -- envision a new community, a new life for your city and a new world of sustainabiity says Joyce Schwarz, author THE VISION BOARD: the secret to an extraordinary life.
TO SEE HOW ONE CITY IN COLORADO is using group visioning see http://www.dreamcity2020.com
Group visioning and visioning the future or re-visioning your city is increasingly popular by harnessing the power of the people along with social entrepreneurism, sustainability and the power of the local dollar the world CAN change one city at a time, one sector, one neighborhood adds to another! Group visioning is a process that has been used since the days of the cave man it is described in chapter 1 of THE VISION BOARD by Joyce Schwarz and examples from THE WORLD BANK and VISTA are shown among the more than 100 color pictures in the book.
Below see an example of how visioning is used by the World Bank to help residents in emerging countries 'envision' their future for themselves and their communities. Microloans, social entrepreneurs, eco-projects, green-power are all part of our future when we are the Change we want in our lives and our world! For more details and examples, email: joyceschwarz@gmail.com
Yes even the famous Joeblo from Hollywod online posted info on their calendar about The Vision Board Celebrity/Charity launch. for info go to 
Artist, designer and life coach Jennifer Lee, Artizencoaching.com is featured in several different pictures in THE VISION BOARD by Joyce Schwarz including focus on her 'right-brain' business plans and her special art of business folders which show how 'life unfolds' easily! Jenn was kind enough to put us in her blog headlines on 10/28/08 date of launch -- props to her! And check her out at her own blog: 
