Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Back To Vision

Back To Vision:

With each business I work with and each tele-seminar I lead I am finding that vision is key. Having a strong, clear vision of your business and where you are going is an essential component of building that business. It goes beyond the daydream of success and deep into what that business will look like. How you visualize it. Am I talking about using visualization, well certainly that can't hurt and can even help you in manifesting what you want. but more importantly I am talking about having a clear vision, written down of where you want to go. Your vision statement becomes your roadmap. It guides you on your journey. A clear vision helps you to make good decisions for you business. Often there are tempting distractions that get us off course. We decide to add a new product line or create a new service, and down the road we find that it doesn't feel like the right fit. When we look back at our vision, there it is clear as day. The new service or product wasn't a part of the vision. That's why it didn't fit or wasn't successful.

Sure, we want to be creating new services, new products, new opportunities for business growth, but we want to stay on our path. If the new service takes us too far off the path then it might not be the right choice and as the owner it's your role to evaluate that.

Do you have a compelling vision? folks that have been working with me will tell you that I keep coming back to this with them and in my own business. What is the vision? What does the company look like? What are the services, the clients, the products? What growth has the company experienced? What does it feel like, sound like? Writing a detailed vision that includes all of the emotion helps you to develop a clearer plan.

Once you've created a written vision, then make a picture, hang it on your wall where you can see it.

And, as always, tell people about your vision. They can become your partners in making it happen.

If you have questions about creating your vision, give me a call!

Donna

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