“Vision is the ability to see potential in what others overlook.”
Vision is the indispensable quality of success. Take leadership, for example. Without vision, a team’s energy ebbs, people begin to miss deadlines, team members’ personal agendas begin to dominate, production falls, and eventually team members scatter. With it, the team’s energy surges, people meet their deadlines, personal agendas fade into the background, production increases, and the people working together become a thriving team.
Now, consider fitness, or more specifically, weight loss. With a vivid vision of where you see yourself, you remain passionate and focused, you hit your daily and weekly exercise goals, you stick with your nutrition plan, and you plan and prepare appropriately. Without vision, you’re likely the next statistic, falling off the diet wagon, skipping workouts, and victim to weight regain (if you actually lost any in the first place).
As Andy Stanley said, “Vision gives significance to the otherwise meaningless details of our lives… Too many times the routines of life begin to feel like shoveling dirt. But take those same routines, those same responsibilities, and view them through the lens of vision and everything looks different. Vision brings your world into focus. Vision brings order to chaos. A clear vision enables you to see everything differently.”
Clear vision does wonders — for yourself and those around you. Among its greatest benefits are direction and passion. Vision sets direction for your life. It’s like having a road map. It prioritizes both action and values, helping you remain focused. And it creates passion. It lights a fire within leaders that can spread to others.
Before moving on, let’s highlight a very important point, made particularly clear by Joel A. Barker, who said, “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.”
When it comes to vision, Helen Keller may have said it best. When asked what would be worse than being born blind, she answered, “To have sight without vision.”
The most successful people have one thing in common. They see more and before others. What makes that indispensable is that it allows themselves and others around them to begin expanding their vision and acting on it quicker. If the leader, for example, doesn’t see the vision, the people never will.
When you discover your vision, it becomes your fire, your inspiration, and your guide. If you haven’t found it yet, don’t give up. Keep looking. You’ll know it when you find it. And when you do, nurture it, embrace it, own it, and paint a compelling picture of it to others.
Because vision is the indispensable quality of success. Without it, you will never develop the amazing person within you to the fullest.
Make it a great day,
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