Envision Your Reign

Brooke and her daughter after being crowned Miss PA In a previous article  I wrote about the importance of creating a vision board as a success tool in pageantry.  If you've got one,  good for you!  You've completed the first step in achieving a dream. But don't stop there. You have to break down dreams into bite-sized quantifiable chunks in order for your vision to manifest.   In pageantry, it is not enough to simply say:  " My goal is to be the next 'Miss Whoever'! " While this is a very ambitious dream, it simply is not enough.  It's vague, has no action plan, and may not even be realistic. As an educator, I stress the importance of goals.  I sit down with my students individually and ask them to write down a specific grade they would like to make on their next big test. Then I coach them on specific tasks and steps they need to take in order to achieve the growth they desire.  It's written down and kept in a file in addition ...

It's the start of a new year!  This is the time when people resolve to make this year better than the last. For many, lists of goals, tasks, or objectives are created in hopes of accomplishing them within the next 365 days.  Pageant girls everywhere are listing that big title as top priority. With hard work and dedication, many of these pageant goals will be accomplished.  However, some crown-chasers will unfortunately fail to even come close to their dream with little reason as to why. As a mom, educator, and coach, I tirelessly encourage young people to set goals.  However, in pageantry, I believe the extra step of creating a vision board will catapult dreams into reality.  Here are the reasons why a vision board should be a priority to-do item in any pageant girl's journey. I once had a client (fairly new to pageantry) who had never heard of a vision board.  The first thing I required her to do before we proceeded with coaching sessions wa...