Draw Your Future - Patti Dobrowolski TED
Summary
TLDRThe video script emphasizes the power of envisioning one's dreams to transform reality. It suggests that by creating a vivid mental picture of your desired future, you can align your actions with that vision. The speaker illustrates this with the story of 'Joe,' who aspires to change his life by visualizing his goals and taking three bold steps towards them. The script encourages viewers to draw their dreams, use their imagination to overcome the brain's critic, and take action to make their fantasies a reality, as inspired by Maya Angelou's quote on the transformative power of fantasy.
Takeaways
- 🌟 Visualizing your dreams and desires is crucial to turning them into reality. The speaker emphasizes the power of seeing and believing in your vision before it can manifest.
- 🎨 Creating a visual representation of your vision, even if you're not an artist, can serve as a roadmap for change and help you understand your current state and desired future.
- 🔍 Research shows that the odds of making a significant change in life are 9 to 1 against you, even in the face of a life-threatening illness, highlighting the difficulty of change.
- 📈 The example of Ro pharmaceutical demonstrates the impact of a visual representation of a company's vision, increasing employee understanding and alignment with the company's strategy.
- 🤔 The script encourages introspection to identify your current state and what you want to change, using the character 'Joe' to illustrate the process of envisioning a new reality.
- 🧠 The left side of the brain is the critic, while the right side is the source of creativity and imagination. The speaker suggests tricking the brain to activate the creative side.
- 💭 The act of drawing and dreaming stimulates the brain to produce serotonin and oxytocin, leading to feelings of happiness, capability, and creativity.
- 🚀 To move from the current state to the desired reality, the speaker outlines a process of seeing, believing, and acting on your vision, with the brain's ability to guess and construct the path.
- 🤝 The importance of taking action is stressed, suggesting small steps such as reaching out to someone who has achieved what you want or asking for support from loved ones.
- 🛑 The script warns against the rational side of the brain that may try to dissuade you from taking bold steps, advocating for a compelling visual representation to overcome this resistance.
- 📚 The speaker invites the audience to use a provided template to draw their dreams, symbolize their desired reality, and share it, echoing Maya Angelou's message about the transformative power of fantasy.
Q & A
What does Maya Angelou's quote suggest about the power of fantasy?
-Maya Angelou's quote suggests that a solitary fantasy has the power to transform a million realities, implying that our dreams and visions can significantly impact and change our lives.
What is the primary challenge mentioned in the script that people face when trying to make a change in their lives?
-The primary challenge mentioned is the tendency to continue the same behaviors that prevent change, despite having dreams and discussing them with others.
What are the odds mentioned in the script against making a change in one's life?
-The odds against making a change in one's life are stated as 9 to 1, even in the face of a life-threatening illness.
How did the use of a picture impact the employees' understanding of the company's vision at Ro Pharmaceutical?
-After seeing the picture of the company's vision, the percentage of employees who understood it increased from less than 40% to 96%, and 84% understood how their daily tasks aligned with that vision.
What is the significance of drawing your own picture to visualize your current state and desired reality?
-Drawing your own picture is significant because it creates a roadmap for change, and we remember things better when they are attached to a picture, which can be 65% better.
Who is Joe in the script, and what does he represent?
-Joe is a character in the script who represents an average person with a good job and life but desires more, such as reducing workload or dealing with a negative boss. He symbolizes the common struggle to achieve a higher purpose.
What role does the left side of the brain play in the process of envisioning a new reality?
-The left side of the brain, which houses the critic, tries to keep one safe from harm and prevent risky or foolish actions. It must be tricked into allowing the use of imagination to activate the right side of the brain for creativity.
What are the three bold steps that the script suggests for achieving one's desired reality?
-The script does not explicitly list the three bold steps but implies that they should be derived from looking at one's picture, closing one's eyes, and allowing the brain to suggest the best possible solution.
How does the act of drawing and dreaming make one feel according to the script?
-Drawing and dreaming cause the brain to emit serotonin and oxytocin, making one feel happy, capable, creative, and cool.
What is the final call to action in the script, and how does it relate to Maya Angelou's quote?
-The final call to action is to draw one's dream into a template, choose a symbol representing the desired new reality, and send it to TEDx. This relates to Maya Angelou's quote by encouraging the transformation of one's reality through solitary fantasy.
Outlines
🤩 Embracing Visions to Transform Reality
The speaker begins by quoting Maya Angelou to emphasize the power of dreams and visions in shaping reality. They discuss the common desire to make significant life changes, such as starting a business or adopting a healthier lifestyle, and the psychological barriers that often prevent people from taking action. The importance of visualizing one's goals is highlighted, with the example of a company where employee understanding of the company's vision increased dramatically after a visual representation was created. The speaker encourages the audience to draw their current state and desired future to create a roadmap for change, using the character 'Joe' as an example to illustrate the process of envisioning and pursuing a new reality.
🎨 Visualizing the Path to Your Dreams
This paragraph delves deeper into the process of visualizing one's aspirations. The speaker explains that by drawing a picture of one's current situation and desired future, an individual can create a compelling roadmap for change. The example of 'Joe' is continued, with a focus on how he can use his imagination to overcome the critical voice in his mind and tap into his creative potential. The speaker suggests that by immersing oneself in the visualization and engaging with it emotionally, one can stimulate the brain's release of feel-good hormones, aiding in the realization of the dream. They propose a three-step process to bridge the gap between current reality and the desired future, emphasizing the importance of asking the brain for guidance and acting on the insights received.
🌟 Taking Bold Steps to Actualize Your Vision
The final paragraph wraps up the speech by reiterating the power of a solitary fantasy to transform realities, as stated by Maya Angelou. The speaker challenges the audience to take three bold steps towards their dreams, using the metaphor of a brain that can guess and piece together the necessary actions to achieve one's goals. They caution against the rational side of the brain that might dissuade from taking risks and encourage the audience to create a compelling visual representation of their desired reality to motivate action. The speaker concludes by inviting the audience to use a provided template to draw their dreams and share them, thereby taking the first step towards making their visions a reality.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Vision
💡Change
💡Imagination
💡Critic
💡Desired New Reality
💡Roadmap
💡Serotonin
💡Three Bold Steps
💡Oxytocin
💡Template
💡Symbol
Highlights
Maya Angelou quote on the power of fantasy to transform realities
The desire to make a change in one's life and the common obstacles faced
The odds against making a change in life are 9 to 1
The importance of visualizing one's vision to achieve it
Case study of Ro pharmaceutical's vision clarity improvement through a picture
The concept of using a simple drawing as a roadmap for change
The role of imagination in activating the creative side of the brain
The example of 'Joe' to illustrate the process of envisioning a new reality
The brain's ability to guess and piece together solutions from past experiences
The three bold steps method to bridge the gap between current and desired reality
The importance of engaging all senses when visualizing to stimulate brain chemicals
The challenge of overcoming the brain's rational side that resists change
The strategy of drawing a compelling picture to motivate bold action
The call to action for the audience to draw their dreams into a template
The invitation to share the drawn vision with TEDx to inspire others
The closing message emphasizing the transformative power of three bold steps
Transcripts
[Music]
[Applause]
Maya Angelou once said a solitary
fantasy can transform a million
realities what dream or Vision do you
want to turn into
reality I always wanted to go into
business for myself I could be a
consultant I'm going to go gluten-free
right after I eat that last piece of
chocolate
cake you know one day I'm going to stand
up to that crabby
boss I look good on paper I should feel
great I just know there's
more you know it because you feel it you
lie awake at night you talk about your
dreams with your partner and your
friends but more often than not you
continue to do those same behaviors that
keep you from making the change you ask
yourself how can I make it
happen research shows the odds against
you making a change in your
life 9 to One 9 to one even if you're
facing a lifethreatening
Illness but let me show you how to beat
those odds you can live the life you
desire it's right there in front of you
but in order to achieve it you must
first see it then believe it and then
you must graciously ask and train your
brain to help you execute your
vision so how do we see our vision
through a
picture a picture can create movements a
picture can unite Nations a picture can
and pull at your heart and fill you with
a deep desire to do
something at Ro pharmaceutical the
president asked us to create a picture
of his vision prior to having one less
than 40% of the employees understood the
company's vision and
strategy after seeing this
picture
96% understood it and 84% understood how
what they did every day aligned to that
picture
so how can you use a picture to get what
you
want by simply drawing one you don't
have to be an artist or know how to draw
as naive as your drawings might be when
you draw where you
are your current state and where you
want to be your desired new reality
suddenly you have a road map for
change so what is your current state
well let's say you're
Joe Joe has a good
job Joe has a lovely wife
Amy
Joe makes good
money but like many of us Joe wants more
from life and he'd like to get rid of a
couple of things maybe that intense
workload maybe that negative
boss maybe
Joe has a higher purpose he's just not
sure how to get there so now Joe's
current state is visual we remember
things better when they're attached to a
picture 65% better to be
exact so now let's imagine that Joe
wants to change something in his State
he wants to build that desired new
reality that he dreams
about in order for Joe to freely dream
he must
first trick his brain because the left
side of your brain as you know houses
the critic who is forever trying to keep
you safe from harm make sure you don't
do anything dangerous or
stupid so let's have Joe tell the critic
that he's just going to use his
imagination
using your imagination activates the
right side of your brain which makes you
creative and filled with
possibility so now let's dream Joe's New
Life in the best case scenario one year
from today what is Joe's life like Hey
Joe has a new job all right Joe has a
new
boss
himself Joe has a couple of great
collaborators and Joe is just bursting
with creativity and ideas and all of
those things we dream about
connection and
purpose and
freedom and
love now I'm drawing this picture as a
favorite to Joe today but in real life
he'd have to draw his own
picture cuz he can't afford
me actually because you get the most
power when you paint your own picture so
now Joe has his drawing so now he's got
to soak it in he has to fill it with
color he has to fill it with
emotion he has to get inside of it it as
if he's on the inside looking
out your brain actually emits serotonin
and oxytocin when you draw and
dream so you feel
happy capable
creative you feel
cool so now we have Joe's current state
and Joe's desired new reality so how can
Joe get from here here to
there in just three bold
steps three bold steps if I knew how to
get from here to there in three bow
steps I would have done it 25 years ago
when I had a
mullet here's where the Magic Begins
your brain knows you it's cataloged
everything you've ever seen heard
experienced real or imagined you just
have to ask it to put the pieces
together for you it's as simple as
that we live in a three-dimensional
world but the light falls on the retina
in a two-dimensional fashion and the
Brain it has to cope with it so how does
it deal with this extra
Dimension it
guesses it guesses and just as it can
guess where your cup of coffee is when
it goes to pick it up it can correctly
guess what the three bold steps are that
you should take take all you have to do
is look at your picture and then close
your eyes this allows the brain to to
recycle what it sees and reconstruct it
add to it everything you've ever seen
heard experienced or fantasized about
and then it will serve you up with the
best possible solution if you just
relax and you ask it now what's the
boldest thing I could do to get from
here to there boom immediately it will
tell you see
it believe
it act on
it now the danger is if any of those
Street Bol steps are too scary this
instinctual rational side of your brain
is going to try to talk you out of this
oh no no no I don't want to do that oh
that desk it's not too small my legs
aren't cramped under there oh
20,000 a year oh that's a decent
salary oh that boss he's he's not that
mean to me you know what I'm just going
to stay right here I feel really
comfortable
here so how can you get yourself to do
the boldest thing by drawing the most
compelling picture so when you look here
you're in pain it hurts and when you're
here you're ecstatic it's fantastic
you're already living inside that
connected and free life you drew so
every day you get up you soak in your
picture you step into the possibility
and this is the most important part you
act on it you do one small thing you
call up that friend you know who started
her own business you ask her how'd you
do it you ask Amy will you support me in
my vision you go to your boss and you
ask him for a raise and you become that
one person out of 10 to make change
happen now I put this template on your
chair so that you could do for yourself
what I just did for
Joe you've seen some fantastic ideas
today that have inspired your
dream I dare you to draw that dream into
that
template I double dare you to choose a
symbol in your drawing that represents
that desired new reality take a picture
of it with your phone and send it to us
at Ted
xra Maya Angelou said a solitary fantasy
can transform a million realities just
three bold steps can transform one
reality yours thank
you for
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