The Vision

Over the next couple of posts I want to talk to you about transforming, and more specifically how you relate to your life and engage those things that you say you are up for. This post will be two-fold: a journey of self-discovery, followed by a discussion on how you engage those around you. And the catalyst to facilitate this conversation can be boiled down into one word…Vision.

To put it simply, vision is fundamental to successful transformation and change. It’s an anchor, a tool, that compels you through the pain and discomfort that can be experienced in the process of transformation. And my hope is to held you sketch out that vision by helping you discover and design a vision that will carry you through in achieving your goals.

So how do you design a vision? Well, it begins by dismissing the following myths:

Myth #1 : You don’t have a vision.

I believe everyone has a vision! We all have a clear committed goal, even if it’s being without a goal. That in essence is a decision, a vision to live without goals, without purpose. Because here’s the reality, vision is influenced by our circumstances because in its very nature it is relational.

Let me break it down this way:

When you walk into a room of people, you by default make a decision about how you are going to relate to those you choose (or not choose) to interact with, and from that decision you create strategies in how you will operate in that moment and thereafter.

Moreover, there are expectations established that reflect the vision you are currently living. Thus, your insights along with their responses will create opportunity to change your vision into a declaration that has the power to to truly transform your life.

Myth #2 – In order to be a visionary you must have a distinct and directed vision.

There is saying that your greatest gift can become your biggest curse, and this is definitely a possibility if you have strong tendencies toward visionary thinking.

Here’s the thing, daydreaming is great, but more times than not we rarely “do the work” of follow-through. Just because you have the characteristics of a visionary, does not mean that you have a clear, deliberately defined vision.

On the other hand, if vision is created with intention, one doesn’t adjust their vision, rather themselves. They adapt. They assimilate their learnings from their circumstances and find resources, including the resistance, and use it as support in their pursuit of vision. The discipline is to distinguish these from your commitment and consider whether or not they support your goal, or distract you from it.

I want to invite you in engaging in this discipline, and the goal of this exercise is to adjust your life instead of adjusting you vision toward the part of least resistance. And in doing so, it is my desire that you will find much more joy and freedom than living in fantasy land or just the possibility of achieving your goal.

So my challenge to you is to answer the following question…What actions will you need to take to turn your declaration into reality?

Be sure to check out my next post to learn about laying down the groundwork toward your vision becoming a clear and present reality.