1.3 Expanding your Vision
If you expand your vision and connect deeply with your inner needs, with the Soul, you will eventually discover an ability to fuse and display visionary creativity. You will become more powerful and charismatic as well. Your relationships will become more sincere, authentic, and energized. Think about it, what do you believe you could accomplish if you perceive it in the invisible, thereby, manifesting the so-called impossible?
A number of highly successful people have claimed to have made a vision board and have recognized it is an important tool for their success. A vision board is usually designed with a big sheet of cardboard that has a collage of different pictures and notes of wants, needs and dreams you wish to fulfill and is usually hung up on your bedroom wall as a reminder of the possibilities that are out there and is also a great visual aid for envisioning your hopes and dreams. This is a great way to reinforce the vision and direction in your mind so that you can be surer of reaching your dreams.
1.4 Power of a Vision
The power of a vision permits us to see beyond our present condition. The power to visualize was given to us for a reason. We are able to manifest our miniature worlds within the colossal world we call earth. Through vision, we can dream, create, and manifest what does not yet exist.
However, the vision must hold steady to the true and the good. If we want positive results, we must hold true to a positive outcome. The vision must be powerful enough to create a conviction so strong within, that it cannot be shattered regardless of appearances.
People say vision is nothing but good ole’ faith under a pseudo name, and this might be true. If one wants to call it faith, by all means, do so. Whatever works is fine. Think of your vision in the same way as a diet. In order for your diet to work, you must stick with it. You must think about how much better you will feel and look by staying on that diet, this is the exact same way the “power of vision works.” It works through determination, commitment, and faith.
1.5 How to Build a Vision?
Building a vision is simple and interesting and also quite important. Don’t be afraid to plan big. You shouldn’t limit your potential by shutting down your ambitions before you have even begun.
Here is a step-by-step process of what you need to do to build a clear vision:
1 Understand your Wants
Sit down, think and analyze what you want to achieve in the future years of your life. Your goals can include reaching a certain level in your career, earning a high salary , buying a house or an asset, owning a particular car, or traveling to exotic places to name a few.
These things would help you to figure out what exactly are you seeking to achieve in your life. This would outline your goals and help you in chasing them.
1 Know what you want to be
Getting what you want in life is important but parallel you should also focus on who you want to be in life. Becoming the person that you want to be is also a key to success and happiness. Think about your values and your ideal personal brand.
1 Decide where you want to be after a certain timespan
Placing a time constraints on your goals will not make you lazy. It would also eliminate the late-back attitude in chasing your dreams if any. This would motive and inspire you to achieve your goals by a set deadline. It’s also a good way for you to measure your success and feel like you are regularly accomplishing parts or segments of your goals.
1 Picture your future life
Now you should have a good idea of how you want your future life and self to be, so keep that in mind. You can either mentally re-visit your vision, or create a vision board and place that somewhere in your home where you will see it every day. Picturing your future life regularly will make you feel closer to it and encourage you to take steps in that regard.
1 Stay in the sight of your future constantly
Your vision will keep you focused on what you want and motivated to achieve it. Your future can be better, happier, more successful and more productive. However, to reach this great future the changes have to start today and your vision will help you to begin making them; this is why vision is a key to success.
When you create a successful vision, you begin to feel passionate about it. The only way to be successful in your vision is to visualize it and set goals and a plan of action to reach your vision. Over time, you will begin to see more parts of your vision coming true until one day you see yourself living your vision.
1.6 Vision and Leadership
The ability to visualize and articulate a possible future state for an organization or company has always been a vital component of successful leadership. In fact, when initially describing someone as a “great business leader,” the knee-jerk reaction is often to cite something about his or her strategic ability or vision.
Great business leaders need to walk the fine line between capitalizing on the opportunities that are ripe for the present context and planning for a possible future state. If you are or want to be a strong leader, vision is vital. Leaders need to be able to look to the future, envision growth and improvement and then focus on what needs to be done today to get there. For truly successful leaders, a vision is not a dream of the future, but a reality that has not happened yet.
A business without vision is going nowhere. Leaders need to use their vision to inspire their team and get everyone working toward the same goals. Others need to believe it and they need to invest in it and that starts with you.
With a vision in place, you are ready to start achieving your goals and working your way to success. It won’t happen overnight, but if you can keep your vision in mind you will be able to make it happen.
Conclusion
A vision can be used in two different ways: inspiration and prediction. It is first used to inspire you in reaching something that you are wanting. It is also used in prediction for changes in the future and interests you have. It might be the most powerful way to keep you focused on what you want in life while keeping you motivated in achieving it. A vision will open up your mind to many possibilities and a brighter and bigger future. When you can envision a future that is better, happier, more productive, you are more likely to make the changes that are necessary for you to reach that type of life.
Goals are an important part of life. We all have them. From our finances to our careers, our health, and our relationships, goals can run the gamut in our lives. Most of us have some experience with setting goals. Goal setting is powerful because it provides focus. It shapes our dreams. It gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to perform to achieve everything we desire in life. Goals are great because they cause us to stretch and grow in ways that we never have before. In order to reach our goals, we must become better.
A goal doesn't have to be sweeping to be valuable; small goals are worth working on, too, because they can lead to big changes. For instance, "One month from now, I will work three hours less a week BY becoming better organized", is a perfectly acceptable specific goal.
Goal setting not only