Overview
Discover what a vision statement is and why it is important and then get some help on how to develop your own.
What is a vision statement?
A vision statement is a description of where you see your life in the future. It could be the near future or it could be a long time in the future. It should be a very lucid description so that the description will help you feel what that future will be like. It should be very positive and its language should make good use of the present tense so that the description sounds like it has already been achieved.
Why bother with a vision statement?
A vision statement serves several purposes:
It is a source of inspiration. By describing the situation in a tangible way it provides a source of encouragement when things get a little tough.
It is a source of motivation. It helps you remember why you are doing certain things and the kind of life that you are determined to live in the future.
It help you achieve. Your brain will start to develop plans for how it can achieve what you are describing. I know it sounds a little like mumbo-jumbo but the brain starts to take on the kind of life that is described to it. The more real you can make the description the more this will work.
It helps you get support. Write your vision in such a way that you are able to share it with others. When you show your vision statement to others they will start to think of ways that they can help you get what you want. The vast majority think of how they can help others and by sharing your vision with them you are opening up a whole new world of possibilities. This doesn’t mean you can sit back and let others do all the hard work for you but just that others will help you if you show them what you are trying to do.
