Using Movie Magic to Design your Adventure

Do you know you are playing a part in a real movie?

It’s true. Your reality -- how you perceive the world -- is a series of events and circumstances that make up a living, breathing movie experience. Your internal filters determine the quality of this movie: your five senses, your intuition, your rules about what things mean, and the emotions you attach to those meanings. Combined, these distinctive filters define your life experience.

So, guess who sits in the Director’s Chair? You do! Do you want to live a heart-wrenching, Lifetime channel drama? Or, do you prefer a romantic, action/adventure?

Since you are the Director, and so fully in charge, there are no boundaries to designing your life movie. No budget. No critics. No pressure of generating box office ticket sales. Your experience is constrained only by your imagination of how extraordinary life can be.

The challenge comes when you are NOT consciously sitting in the Chair. You allow your movie to become a compilation of external events without any direction or purpose. Without “film consciousness,” you may create ongoing dramas, heart-breaking after-school specials, or even terrifying horror movies.

With film awareness, you can manifest an unrivaled adventure, a thrilling expedition and/or a romantic quest. If you haven’t already done so, start writing and developing a magical story. Be aware of your multi-faceted production and design an award-winning life. The following directorial components will assist you in this process:

Define your leading role. Every adventure needs a dynamic hero: Be the hero of your own story. Construct a powerful personal identity by deciding who you are right now and who you are committed to becoming.

Write your script. As you would in developing a screenplay, tell your story from start to finish. Highlight where the story begins and determine how it turns out. As Director, you control the level of excitement, fun, love, passion and adventure in your own life movie.

Select your cast of characters. Empowering support roles can lift the lead role to new heights, while unsupportive characters can literally destroy the hero. Who is in your cast right now? Do they help you grow? Constantly challenge you? Share both victories and setbacks? Or did you unconsciously select a cast that hinders your ability to design the life you desire?

Choose a theme song. Every hero needs a theme song. Find an emotionally powerful song to become a part of who you are. Just thinking about this song should transport you to a higher place. (Or get outrageous and create an entire soundtrack!)

Now it’s time to reclaim your seat in the Director’s Chair and orchestrate a masterful adventure. And ... Action!