“Envision it Every Day & It Can Happen”
by Tatyana Aurucci:
Have you ever made a Vision Board? I hadn’t until it was suggested by my Vocational Counsellor. I never thought just looking at a Vision Board could make things happen for you, but it has! Awhile after I made it and put it where I could see it everyday, opportunities started happening for me quickly. I first started a Work Experience for 4 weeks in an office setting. Most recently, I had an interview to be a phone surveyor and found out I got the job!
Inclusion Chilliwack Society (ICS) had posted a position for a surveyor. My job would be surveying people supported by ICS along with their family or caregivers. I felt comfortable with this because I had an opportunity the previous summer trying this out for 2 weeks and I really liked doing it. I met with Jeff at ICS and he explained how many people would need to be surveyed with the goal to complete it all by August 3oth. I guess I didn’t realize how many until I saw the list, it was 400 – 500 people. I am going to be real! That made me anxious, and I knew I needed to get busy. I really enjoyed coming into the office in the morning connecting with co-workers and then organizing how I was going to plan each day. I had my Vocational Counsellor support me to learn and organize how I was going to accomplish this and set goals each day to reach. It was a lot of hard work trying to get people to give you a few minutes to complete a survey of the services they had received. I mean really, no one likes to be surveyed so you need to be able to tell them all feedback is helpful. I really felt I was able to have compassion and understanding about things each person was telling me and able to give Inclusion Chilliwack Society the understanding about each person’s satisfaction level with the service they have received. I completed my initial list and was given other lists to survey.
After the first week of work, I couldn’t believe how much money I had made and I decided to start a savings account with my earnings that I didn’t touch, to save for a red car! Yes! Another goal on my vision board. When I completed my job as a surveyor this summer, I felt that I had gained so much more confidence in myself and my ability to make things happen with what I envision to accomplish. I made a lot of money not just working part time, but I was able to work full time for 2 months!
I am looking forward to fulfilling my next dreams and I have just recently booked for my Novice License Test in spring. I have enjoyed completing surveys for ICS and I wish there would be opportunity for this to become more of a permanent position. I am on to the next thing to see what goals and dreams bring next.
I highly recommend everyone make a vision board and see what happens. Envision it every day and it can happen for you too!
