Spring into Summer!
Create A Strong Future Vision
Vision is the ability to see
beyond our current reality and to recreate ourselves.
Ø Using vision, we live out of our
imagination, not our memory.
Ø We all have a future vision of ourselves, either
conscious or subconscious.
Ø When we struggle with change, it usually means that
our vision is unclear.
There’s
an old saying, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you
there.”
However, if you have a clear picture of your
destination, you can easily select the best strategy
for
getting there.
The
first step to living from vision is to know where you really
are now, and what is
unacceptable
about your current situation. This
requires an objective assessment of
our
current state, which we may have avoided or denied for some time.
After
defining our present situation, we can create an action plan that will drive us
toward our future vision. Putting your future vision in writing makes
it tangible and
concrete;
words are powerful mental programmers.
Use the space below to write down what is unacceptable about your current
situation. Define the habits that have led you to where you are today.
(Use the back of
this sheet if necessary).
A Future Vision Statement includes a complete and realistic
picture of your future goal and will influence you to behave in ways that will
lead you to your goal. By
participating fully in this exercise, you will be able to clearly identify
behaviors to help you reach your goal.
Keep in mind that an effective future vision statement is one
that impacts you forcefully enough to motivate and influence you in the
present. Focus on what you are moving
toward, not what you want to leave behind.
Ø Picture your ideal self in 5, 10, 20
years. Make your vision as detailed as
possible. It might be helpful to think
of others who are both a little older and a lot older than you. Imagine being just like them and ask
yourself if this is the image into which you would like to grow. It’s helpful to recall this vision often
until you feel you can fully experience it.
Ø Ask yourself, “How can I make this happen?” Focus only on the actions that you can
control or at least influence. Generate
a list of actions or behaviors that are worth doing, as well as a list of things
that are worth avoiding. Add to this
list whenever new ideas surface that will lead you towards realizing your
vision of your ideal self.
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Things Worth Avoiding:
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Now it’s time to put your Future Vision
Statement in writing. Keep
these points in mind:
Ø Your statement should be written in the present tense
‘I am…’
Ø It needs to contain a feeling word ‘happily,
joyfully, enthusiastically…’
Ø It should be short enough to memorize easily, and
cause you to feel good when you read it.
Use the space below to write the first draft of your
Future Vision Statement. When you are
satisfied with your statement, make copies of it and post it in several places to
see throughout the day. If you’d like,
you may e-mail your statement to me at Leah@30MinuteMom.com
with the subject line ‘Future Vision Statement’. I will review it and make suggestions on how to make it work best
for you. Read your Future Vision
Statement out loud first thing in the morning and right before you go to bed at
night.