My November 28th post was about the power of vision. It seems like a good time of year to continue developing this theme, since so many people are writing new year’s resolutions.
However, are you aware that only about ten percent of new year’s resolutions are ever achieved? I believe this is because we go through a superficial process of identifying something we want (losing weight, saving more, getting a better job, etc.), but fail to think deeply about what these commitments really mean and what it will take to make them happen.
My purpose is to give you a powerful exercise for deepening your vision (resolutions) to something that you are motivated to achieve. But in the process, you’ll have to do some serious self-reflection and be honest with yourself about what you’re really committed to achieving. Otherwise, all I’m having you do is make up a wish list. It will feel good to write down what you want but you’ll lack the sustaining power to achieve it.
Exercise: Creating Your Vision
Once you have taken some time with this assignment, you’re off to a good start. You’re thinking deeply about what you want and the price you’ll pay to get it. You’re sifting through your wish list and making it real. You’re beginning to create a plan and put in place the mechanisms to support you in accomplishing it.
In my next post, we’ll work on making your vision even more tangible and powerful by translating it into specific and concrete goals.
My purpose is to teach you strategies to replace negative patterns with a positive state of mind from which you can achieve your greatest desires and live a joyful and abundant life.
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"I’m living for me…not to prove to other people that I’m worthy of living. My self-identity was tied up in accomplishments and what others thought of me. It’s good to have that off my back."
Becky Tuttle
Thank you very much. I must try it.