Put your name in the middle of a large sheet of paper. Draw a circle around your name. Choose about three or four things that are really important to you and write them around your name. Think about the parts that make up that thing that is important to you and write those things around them. You may start to see some connections between things and if you do, draw a line or some kind of connector to the similar points. There are many ways to do this activity, and the more you do it, the more you understand the way it opens up possibilities. Some people aren’t comfortable drawing so you can help them along by providing magazines and other visuals. You can cut and paste ideas and use a “collage” approach.