If you haven’t already done so, now is a perfect time of
the year to create a vision for 2018. You don’t have to do it at the beginning of a new year, but you creating a
vision—in other words, figuring out what you want this year to look like really
can make or break your success.
When we create a vision, we’re creating a picture of what
we want our life to look like. We usually think of a vision as a picture, but
you can also create a vision using your other four senses. Here are the
questions to ask:
- What do I want 2018 to look like?
- What do I want 2018 to sound like? What do I want to hear others saying to me? What do I want to say to myself this year?
- What do I want to feel inside my body? What do I want to touch this year?
- What do I want to smell in 2018? What scents help define what I want?
- What do I want 2018 to taste like?
Some
of these, like taste and smell, might seem unusual or far-fetched, but they
really aren’t. For example, will you be socializing at your favorite
restaurant, smelling and tasting your favorite meal? Will you be tasting
champagne as you celebrate some goal completed? Will you be relaxing over a
good meal with someone you love?
Our
senses are important in defining our vision. When you’ve achieved your vision,
what will you experience in all five senses? Thinking about this now will help
you create the special outcome you’re seeking.
The
whole purpose of having a vision is to be crystal-clear in your own mind what
you want to happen, what you want to create, what you want to design, and what
success in that looks like. When you have clarity about your vision, it allows
you to utilize it to move you forward, and helps you minimize uncertainty. When
you are faced with an opportunity, you can ask yourself: Does this fit my
vision? If the answer is “not really,” you can say “no” and move on.
Just
as someone building a house starts with blueprints or a description, your
vision guides you. It allows you to ensure that you end up with exactly what
you want, not a haphazard, slapped-together version. It sets a course for you
to follow, or at the very least, provides direction in some or all areas of
your life.
Your
vision is important and unique to you. While others may give you some ideas,
you ultimately decide what you want your results to look like. When you’ve
personalized your vision by making it truly yours,
you’ll know it fits you, and reflects
what is most important to you.
The
other thing it is important to realize about creating your vision, is that it can be context-dependent. What that
means is that your vision may be specific to a certain context. When I’m
thinking about what I want my coaching practice to look like, that may be
different and unrelated to what I want my home life to look like.
I
always recommend that you figure out your vision for all of your contexts:
· ~Health—Physical
and Emotional;
· ~Work/Career;
· ~Physical
Environment;
· ~Relationships;
· ~Financial;
· ~Spirituality;
~ ~Fun/Recreation;
` ~Personal
Growth.
Why? Because you will want to integrate your vision for
one area with the others. When your vision with one area is consistent with
other areas, that vision creates an incredible unconscious power to move your
forward in that direction. When they are in conflict, the chances of
successfully achieving those visions diminishes.
To create a vision for some area of your life, allow
yourself to dream about what would make your life absolutely wonderful in 2018
in each area. Ask yourself what that would look like, sound like, feel like,
taste like, and smell like. Write these things down or create a way to capture
them. Some people like to create Vision Boards with pictures representing their
vision. Sometimes people like to choose one word that will represent their
vision for all areas for the whole year. Some people make a personal mix of
songs that represent their vision. Use your imagination.
If you’d like help with this process, contact me at Linda@InnerResourceCenter.com
or call me at (865) 983-7544. We can set up some time to work on determining
your 2018 vision in each area of your life. If you’ve been feeling stuck or
confused about where you want to go, determining your vision is definitely the
most important first step.
(C) 2018 Linda S. Pucci, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
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