TRAVIS’S TIPS

Three tips on reinventing yourself, excerpted from the book Design Your Next Chapter: How to realize your dreams and reinvent your life by Debbie Travis (Random House Canada, $32.)

1.

“Take a tip from a designer. You’ve probably watched enough decorating shows to know that when a designer is putting a room together, her prime tool is a mood, creativity or vision board … Taking the time to daydream over images that are significant to you will spark your imagination and set you thinking about how you can make them a reality in your life.”

2.

“Dump the excuses … Everyone is undermined at some point or another by uncertainty, self-doubt and fear … Don’t use this as an excuse not to set sail.”

3.

“Take the right amount of risk ... You need to think through how much time, effort and money you are capable of investing in a new venture, and risk just that.”