5 Ways To Get Clear on Your Vision
Uninspired?
Feeling stuck?
Scared to let you of what you know?
And, guilty for wanting more…..
You, my friend, are languishing.
I was there once too.
What I realized is these are unfortunate symptoms of a much larger problem: a blurred vision.
Though severe, it is curable!
Here’s how.
Get clear on what you want, how you want to feel, and what you want to be doing in the future.
Setting a clear vision and deciding on long-term goals will guide the daily decisions needed to make you successful. It will ALSO allow you to move forward with greater meaning and purpose in your personal and your professional life.
Why it Works
When we set long term goals — and start our days re-committing to those goals — it gives us a natural vetting mechanism for all the smaller decisions to be made.
And when we share and reinforce those longer term goals with our people, (team, family) it empowers them to take on decisions we may have needed to make in the past.
5 Ways to Get Clear on Your Vision
The thing I found hardest was ‘visioning’ when life is busy. Here are the things that I used to get started:
1. Block Your Calendar For A Meeting with Yourself
That’s right, yourself. Make time free from distractions to evaluate where you are today, and where you want to be in 10 years. Not only in your business, but in your health, family, finances, and free time.
2. Identify Your Top 5 Values
Identify your top 5 values. Giving words to the ideals and philosophies you live by is helpful. Values are guardrails for vision.
3. Reflect on Your Genius
What is your unique ability? Notice the kind of work that comes easily and gives you satisfaction. Aligning the work that “lights you up” with your vision is an assurance for doing what you love in the next 10 years.
4. Hire a Sounding Board
A coach. A mentor. Or just someone who can ask the questions that lift you out of the day to day. A person who can help you to dream of a future that feels right, without judgement.
5. Write the Story of Your Life
American author and public speaker, Donald Miller, addresses the task of forming a long-term vision in his book, Hero on a Mission. He says that “fate is a terrible writer”. And that we all have the power to create a simple life plan, that will bring clarity and meaning to the years and goals ahead.
(The method that I’ve found most effective in creating the story of my life? Writing my eulogy.)
I Made Big Decisions that Make a Million Other Decisions Easier
Being crystal clear on my core values, priorities, and roles, means fewer decisions need to be deliberated repeatedly. The decision to become a coach was a big one. It aligns with my galvanizing strengths and makes my days fulfilling. No more wondering, is this work I am made for?
I encourage you to ask yourself, “Where do I want to be in 10 years? Not just in my business, in life.” Write it down and remind yourself of where you are headed. Question long standing routines and processes. If they cause stress, they may not be aligned with where you want to go.
If we don’t take charge of our vision, fate will write the story of our lives. Decision-making power slips through our fingers.
And so does growth.
Takeaways:
- Getting clear on your vision is a cure for languishing and general overwhelm.
Suffering from any of the symptoms listed above?
Let’s talk,
Laurie
