What is your Vision ?

Taking pride in being busy was the key to success. The more I did the more success I would have. Two jobs, 4 days a week at the gym, vegetarian, earning more money and having a great social life (probably too good at time) was ticking all the boxes and my life was on track. The only thing was, I didn’t know what track I was on and where I was going. There was no purpose to my busy schedule.

To be struck down with Leukemia was devastating however it was the red light I needed to have put in front of me. Whilst the next 18 months weren’t exciting or something I would recommend to anyone It allowed me to stop, think and hear the quiet. My life had become a constant noise full of busy-ness. But I had no purpose, definitely no long term vision, no value driven behaviours and definitely wasn’t serving anyone or anything. It was all about me, me and me.

Look at your own position in life. What is your take on success? We all have different views about what success is yet the way to get that success needs a vehicle. What is yours? Can you see the end point. Yes we all will die but what is the end result of your labours before you get to rest in peace. What is the end result you want to achieve, do you have a vision?

Taking the time to recognise this vision is a process the majority of the worlds inhabitants will never stop to do. They are too busy!! So that means thinking outside the square doesn’t it? It means being proactive and not reactive doesn’t it? It means developing some self awareness doesn’t it? Can you stop for a little while and so this. It may seem simple and it may seem trivial but I can speak from experience; it is a must do.

Life is full of choices and if you are reading this I challenge you to make one right now. Take the time to create or bring to life your vision. If you do, you begin to choose the path and direction you take in life. The universe is waiting for you to decide and help you but you need to make a decision. OR. Be prepared to work tirelessly to allow someone else’s dreams and goals to be met and achieved. Working busily to meet the requirements of the job and satisfy the boss, clients or members and having no regard or thought for why you are doing this isn’t serving you, your values and your life’s purpose. I liken this to a boat without a rudder. You will go wherever and whenever you are told.

If you have made the choice to find your vision let’s try these steps to start the process.

• What is most important to you in your life it will be more than one thing and could be 6 or 8 things
  
• What do you enjoy doing and want to do more of it
  
• What are you good at
  
• What are you passionate about
  
• What are your strengths
  
• What do close friends and family say about you and what effect do you have on them
  
• What difference would you like to make in the world
  
• What would you like to have said about you when you aren’t around

When you have the answers to these questions you are well on the way to identifying a purpose and a direction you can start following in your life.

Once the answers to the questions above are clear It is time to ask a few big ones that will begin to define your possible direction from this point on.

• What needs do you see need satisfying in the areas of your passion, strengths and things you love to do?
  
• What solutions can you see that would make a positive impact on the lives of others including yours as the provider of these solutions?
  
  

Luckily I had the time to sit and ponder these questions whilst undertaking treatments, recovering and entertaining thoughts of how will this all end. Whilst the records will show to this day that the Chemotherapy regime was a success on me I have no doubt I was able to get through and go into remission because I began to get some purpose and direction in my life. All of a sudden I was realizing doing what was important to me and remaining integral to my value system was more important that being aimlessly busy for the sake of being busy.