Paint Your Future
Turn your goals into a picture you can live in — so you reach them faster.
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A vision board shows you what you want. Paint Your Future takes you inside it.
You paint the life you want, in detail: where you are, who is with you, what a normal day looks like. Then you name three steps toward it.
Rough is fine. The picture is a tool for seeing your goals, not a test of skill. If you can hold a brush, you can do this. All materials are provided.
Amit Chilka
Amit spent 22 years in HR — the last stretch as a CHRO — before leaving corporate at 45. Since 2015 he has run Paint Your Future for over 120 individuals, and for families and organisations. The exercise also appears in his book Double Promotion Half the Effort. He lives in Dehradun and runs Viram, a four-day retreat at the same venue.
In 2013 Amit drew his own future. On the left, a job he had outgrown and a large question mark. On the right, work he loved, income from his own effort, and a room of people who were listening. In the middle, three arrows pointing from one to the other. He stuck the picture on his bedroom wall and lived with it. Twelve years later, in 2025, it had come true, on schedule.
This workshop is for you if:
- You have goals, but they live in a list.
- You have made a vision board and wished it went deeper.
- You are at a point of change — a new role, a move, a new decade.
From the destination to the gap between
A vision board shows you where you want to go. Paint Your Future starts earlier. You paint two pictures: your life as it is today, and your life as you want it. The gap between them is where the decisions are.
Then you name the three steps that close the gap — and say them out loud to someone.
When you spend time inside the life you want, you start to notice it, plan for it, and make choices that move you toward it. That is what makes goals come faster.
What happens, hour by hour
Three things you take home
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1Your canvas — a first version of your future in front of you.
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2Three steps you can start now.
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3A first step you have said out loud to someone.
You will not leave with a perfect life plan. You will leave with an honest picture of the gap between the life you have and the life you want — and the first decision to make.
Small. Private. Ten people.
What is shared in the room stays in the room. You will meet the others at tea and at lunch.
A small group is the point — it keeps the room honest and the conversations real.
In their words
"I had my entire sales and marketing team do this activity. I was amazed to see how they set aggressive targets for themselves, and a year later they had actually met those. I only had to guide and mentor them."
"I was pretty surprised to see how quickly the team aligned to organisational goals with the Paint Your Future activity."
"We kept calling Amit to conduct the Paint Your Future activity for our leadership retreats. We didn't set corporate goals through this. We asked leaders to set their personal goals, and aligned them with performance at the company. It was a big hit."
Paint your family's future
A private session for your family, at your home or at White Lotus, Dehradun. Each person paints their own picture of the life they want. Then you share them with each other, see where your pictures meet, and leave with goals you can act on together.
Three hours. All painting materials provided. Ages 15 and above. ₹10,000 for a family of four.
Outside Dehradun? Amit can travel to you if you cover his travel. Or you can come to White Lotus, and we can arrange your stay at additional cost.
Ask about a private session
Teams and organisations: ask for a private session.
Everything you need to know
Arrive 9 AM · Start 9:30 · Finish by 2 PM
Booking closes Thursday 29 October
Small group by design
All painting materials provided.
Coming from Delhi NCR or Chandigarh? It is about a 2.5 hour drive on the new expressway, so you can come in the morning and head back after lunch. If you would rather arrive on Saturday, rooms at White Lotus are ₹6,500 to ₹8,000 per night. Write to amit@pauseandarrive.com and we will book one for you.
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