Two strategies to clearly define your vision

Hi David,

I have been through many programs. I have a lot of degrees and training in my profession, but after 20 years and a heart attack, I do not and have not had a vision. So, if I do not have a vision and am ready to totally reinvent myself and my direction at 59, how do I start? Most exercises assume one has a vision, then set goals.

Here are two different strategies that I’ve found really help my students open to their vision.

Strategy 1:

Make a list of all the things in your life that you are tolerating. What you desire is just the opposite side of what you don’t desire.

Making this list is an excellent way of starting small and building toward a vision. By eliminating your tolerations one by one, you can begin to see what you do want for yourself.

Strategy 2:

Journal. Let me be more specific. Approach your vision journal with an air of curiosity. Ask yourself: If I had a vision, I wonder what it would be…

And then begin writing. Don’t censor anything. Write it ALL down.

Be ok with it changing daily. Be ok with it seeming ridiculous, too big, not clear enough, etc.

Allow yourself to play with ideas and fantasize about possibilities. As you do this, your vision will begin to take shape.

And remember, visions change. What your vision is today may not be your vision in a year, but start where you are and begin to make small shifts and advances.

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