Wouldn’t it be nice to know
that there is a way to get
what you want? Whether it’s in business or your personal life, this
article
will clearly show you the steps you need to take to achieve your goals.
I heard it said once that
vision without action is only a
dream, but action without vision is a nightmare. In my first article,
The Road
To Success - A.C.T.I.O.N., I discussed action. So today, I’d like to
discuss
vision with you.
The first thing you need to
do is to establish what your
vision is. In order to accomplish goals, it is very important to be
focused. To
be focused, there must be something to be focused on.
The reality is the future is
coming whether we’re ready
for it or not, and those who don’t create the future they want will
have to
endure the future they get.
What does your future look
like? Take some time and think
about what you would like your future to look like. Write your ideas
down. Once
you have some ideas to work with you can begin developing a plan to
create your
future.
For example, let’s say you
are currently employed outside
of your home on a full time basis and your vision is to be able to work
from
home. Now that you have defined your vision it becomes much easier to
develop a
plan to achieve that vision.
Part of your plan should
include research to find out if
your vision is realistic or a pipe dream. So using our example of
wanting to
work from home, you would begin researching options that would provide
you with
an income from your home. The more research you do, the more focused
your
vision will become, and the more likely you are to succeed.
Depending on what your vision
is, you may get overwhelmed
by the size of the task ahead of you. Remember these sayings, the way
to eat an
elephant is one bite at a time and Rome wasn’t built in one day.
The next step is breaking the
task down into manageable
chunks that you can handle.
Completing this step is
crucial. Many people give up at
this step and get lost in what I call “action avoidance strategies”.
What are
action avoidance strategies? Here are a few of them:
• Analysis Paralysis
• Procrastination
• Denial
• Lack of Good Reasons to
Complete the Task
• Fear of the Unknown
Now, once you are 70% of the
way to being ready to begin,
start moving forward. If you wait until everything is perfect to begin
working
towards your vision you will never start. The other 30% will unfold as
you move
forward and this allows you to select, reflect and correct your plan
along the
way.
Intentions + Action =
Results
It’s imperative to move out
of the planning stage and
into the action stage if you want to create your future and accomplish
your
vision.
Get a big vision and then go
after it!!
About the Author
Liane Wood is a stay at
home mom and the owner of
http://income-opportunity-home-based-business.com
