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What Is Your Vision for Your Future?

Take this first step to make things happen.

3/30/2017 | Danette Gossett, From Good to Great

I recently began reading Jack Canfield’s book, “The Success Principles,” and it has inspired me to rethink and reframe my future. I admit, I have read, practiced and heard many of the principles in the book so far (I’m only on chapter 14). And he admits that it’s not new information.

There are sections about Tony Robbins’ philosophies (yes, I believe in his PHD – pig headed discipline and have walked on the burning coals), “The Secret” (yes, I watched the movie years ago) and so many others. And no matter how you may feel about what may be seen by some as “witchy” for “putting it out into the universe” I do believe if you are mindful with your goals and passions, things happen.

Painting a Picture of Your Future

Not long after I began reading the book, an old friend I hadn’t heard from in months called and said he had been working on his vision for himself and his business. He had just completed painting a picture (through words) as to what he wants his business to look like. But of course, it’s written in the present tense, as if it’s already happened. That’s one of the success principles – you envision your success as if it has already happened.

My friend also spent time developing a mind map of all the various aspects of his business and wanted to share both of these with me.

It was as if the universe was acknowledging my new path and wanted me to see that others were working on to clarify their goals and vision as well – telling me I can live my dream if I envision it.

Achieving Goals You Set

There is a chapter devoted to the power of goal-setting and it discusses a study conducted by Dr. Gail Matthews. Her study found that if you just think about your goals regularly, you will have a 43 percent success rate. But if you write them down, formulate a list of actions and then send them to a supportive friend and provide regular updates to that friend, the success rate increases to 76 percent!

Now, my friend hadn’t read the book, but he had seen the concept elsewhere and wanted to share his goals and visions. We discussed them in depth and decided that we needed to stay in touch regularly and report on our progress. We both agreed being regularly accountable to each other was necessary if we were going stay on this new path.

It fit right in with what I had read and I knew even more that it was time to rework my plan for my future. I’ve always tried to set myself and my company apart from others. I still think we have, but I also know that I’ve been doing it the same way for a long time. And with more and more people heading to the internet to purchase just about everything, it’s time to make sure my company is still around in another 10 years.

How Does Success Look?

So, the first step I’m working on is painting that picture of how my company’s success will look in 10 years. I’m re-crafting our story, so to speak, to make sure we will be relevant. This story will include the acquisitions I will make, the awards we will achieve, the look of the offices, the team, the clients, the revenues and the profits. All will be very detailed so that when you read it you, too, can picture it in your mind.

Then, as the book suggests, I will read it three times a day. I will spend some quiet time (which I currently do not do often, if at all) visualizing that picture.

Forget the Negative Thinking

The next thing I’ve started doing is releasing any focus on negative thoughts and images, and concentrating on positive ones. No longer will it be “I can’t” or “we won’t” or “if...” It will be “I can,” “we have” and “when.” It’s one of the secrets of the “Law of Attraction.” You attract where you give your energy and if it’s always focused on what you can’t achieve then you won’t achieve it.

So I’m positive about these first two steps and really am looking forward to completing all the exercises in the book (well, maybe not the one about getting up at 5:30 a.m. or earlier every day) and focusing on my vision for my future.

If you haven’t worked on your vision in a while or are not looking at it every day, I encourage you to give it a try. I’ve been doing this about a month and I’ve already seen some dramatic, very positive changes. 

Danette Gossett is the founder of Gossett Marketing, co-founder of Promotions Rescource LLC and co-author of the best-selling book Transform with Brian Tracy. Danette utilizes her more than 30 years of advertising agency and corporate marketing experience to develop effective promotional campaigns and products for her clients. Visit GossettMktg.com or SalesPromo.org and follow us on twitter @MarketngTidbits.

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