Make your Vision a Priority – Part 2
Last month I wrote about making your vision a priority and how that enabled me to have a true north or something that guided my decision-making processes. This month I want to continue with helping you make a start and hopefully getting your thoughts into some order. The end goal is for you to have that vision clearly down on paper. Think about these questions first of all: Where do you want to end up? What do you want to be known for? Who will you be with? What will you be doing? Are you treading water or catching waves? Is it in line with what you are doing now? Yes – good, No – oh shit, what are you going to do about that? I confessed last month that I found this process really tough. I’ve coached a number of people through this and I get some comfort from that fact that I was not alone in the struggle. I felt there was a school of thought that it had to be done in a certain way, or I was failing myself and the process. That caused me to give up too easily and accept defeat. At many stages I made excuse after excuse along the lines of, “I’m not creative” or “I don’t need a vision, I’ve got this far without one.” Then I just did what...
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