Vision

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Quote
A vision without a task is but a dream.
A task without vision is but drudgery.
A vision with a task is the hope of the world.
-Unknown

My Thoughts
This seemingly simple quote offers us a lot of valuable insight.
Many people have a vision, but have no action associated with that vision. They may say "I want more money.", "I want a better body.", or "I want to be more confident." And that is all they say. They rarely, if ever, take action so all those statements are but a wish.

Just taking action without having a vision is monotonous and will eventually lead to failure. This explains why many employees dislike work. They are doing tasks but don't really know why they are doing them. This also helps explain why people fail at other things as well, such as going to the gym. People try to force themselves to go without having a vision, or one that is not clear enough.

Now, having a clear vision of what you would like to be, do, and/or have combined with action will allow you to not only change your life but impact the lives of many other people as well.
How?
One of our friends/client is a Korean woman that has earned over a 1 million dollars by following her vision. No she didn't come from a good family, she didn't have a fantastic education, and she certainly wasn't lucky. I don't have time to go into the whole story, you can hear it if you come to some of our seminars, but the point is she pulled herself out of massive debt (800,000,000 won) to earning over 1 million dollars (1.1 billion won) by having a clear vision and taking action. Has her path been easy? No not at all. Did she have to go out and get uncomfortable to achieve her dream? Absolutely.
The action she took has inspired not only her friends but also her employees. By the way many of those employees thought that it would be impossible to do this, but she sent them to our coaching courses and eventually they believed in her vision.

So what can you do?
If you are one of those people sitting around now wishing something would change but not taking action, then I recommend asking yourself "What action can I take in this situation?", or "What control do I have in this situation?". You may also want to clarify your vision.
If you are one of the people attempting to take action with no vision, then I recommend you stop and ask yourself "What do I really want?" Be specific and then take action.
If you are one of the people that has a vision and is taking action, then I commend you. If you are finding it hard to continue taking action, then I encourage you to think from the end. This will allow you to shift your focus from the problems that you may be facing and allow you to start seeing solutions.

Have an amazing week.