Find Your Vision - Make It Reality!

"If I only had a Porche, I would be happy"


This statement is something many of us say to ourselves every day.  We feel that life would be better if we only had the one extra thing - the bigger house, the faster car, the flatter stomach.


Life, though, is a journey.  It is the constant moving from right now (Point A) to where we want to do (Point B.)  And yes, going from Point A to Point B might be more fun if you did it in Jaguar rather than a Yugo.


However, the problem usually isn't the speed of the vehicle.  The problem is usually that the vehicle isn't moving.


You see, whether or not you have a Yugo, a Honda, a Lexus, or a Maserati, they will all get you from point A to Point B; as long as you put gas into the tank.  Without any gas, even a Maserati is no fun to drive, nor will it get you to where you want to go.


The gas, of course, is your motivation, inspiration, and vision.  You need to have a clear destination, a map by which you plan to get there, and gas to power the trip.


So, if your days are starting out with little to no energy, it is no wonder that your life or business has become stagnant.  You need to rekindle the dream within, recapture the vision of your future, and take action to succeed.

When someone asks me how I would go about solving a problem or resolving an issue, I usually start in the same place each time.

Change.

Change ... something.  It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.  One of the laws of physics is that an object in motion, or an object at rest, will remain so unless acted upon by an outside force.

If you don't like the current situation, something has to change.  Change direction; change speed; change perspective; change location; change *something* and see what happens.

For some reason, people seem to fear change.   But we shouldn't.  Growth implies, even requires, change.  Nature shows us that whatever isn't growing, is dying.  So, if your business is stagnant, do something different.  If your town is beginning to crumble. change the way things are done.  If your relationships are fading, change the amount of time you spend nurturing them.

And, don't forget that law of physics - change requires some outside force.  In order to change your situation or perspective, you will most likely need to change yourself.  And that may require an outside force as well.

FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL

F - E - A - R

For most of us, this is the true challenge in our lives.  Fear keeps us from doing many of the things we want to do, or know we should do.  Occasionally, it goads us into doing something we know we shouldn't.

Peer pressure is simply the fear of not being accepted.

Procrastination is the fear of being successful, or the fear of leaving our comfort zone.

Many of the negative habits that we develop can be traced back to a fear of something, and in someway it is probably tied into our view of the world - our belief system - and how we see our selves fitting into that world.

So, how do we combat fear?  FAITH

Faith in our selves - faith in our team - faith in our friends - faith in a higher power.

But what exactly is "faith"?

Well, the first definition according to Dictionary.com is this:

confidence or trust in a person or thing

Well, in the real world, trust usually relies on some evidence.  You wouldn't trust someone until they had demonstrated that they could be trusted.  For many of us, the real problem is that we don't trust ourselves.  The world takes great pleasure in letting us know when we come up short.  But all of us have had at least one experience where we came out on top.  Close your eyes, search your memory.  It is there, and that becomes your starting point.  And if you really can't find it, look at what someone else has done, and borrow it.  If they did it, so can you.

Lying within you is the fear keeping you from your full potential.  Right next to is the evidence you need to learn to trust yourself, to have faith, and to overcome that roadblock to become your best self.