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Personal Vision
I want to share some points I learned a few years ago on the topic of having a personal vision for your life. A personal vision gives us a focus of where we are going. Without one, we become stagnant and lose our real purpose for living. To begin, you must define your vision. Be specific- write it down, and don’t make it small. Big visions create big actions. Second, recognize that there will be barriers. It will not always be easy to remain true to the vision you have for your future. You must be willing to fight for it when times get tough. Next, love and value your vision. Recognize how precious it is to have a personal vision for your life and your future. Guard it and don’t let circumstances or others steal your vision from you. Finally, invest in your vision. And this is one of the most important points. Devote time, energy, money, and yourself into achieving your vision. Work hard to see that it comes to pass. It won’t happen without your effort. Without a plan and hard work, your vision will never be more than a wish. Many people get lost along this path and never make it to the end. For some, they never begin defining their personal vision; for others they may have known at one time what it was, but have put it aside along the way. It is a powerful thing to meet someone living their life in pursuit of the vision God has placed in them. Do you need help discovering your personal vision? Or perhaps you have stopped pursuing the vision you once had and are ready to take up the challenge again. To receive my free tip sheet, Eight Steps to Creating a Personal Vision, email me at emily@fraziercoaching.com and type vision in the subject line.
“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”
--- William James, psychologist & philosopher
Moving past distractions
Lots of books, articles, and websites are devoted to helping people get things done. Whether it is time management skills, organizational tips, or ideas for prioritizing tasks, there is lots of advice and smart ideas to tap into. Here are a couple of suggestions I have found useful in my own life.
* Identify tasks to accomplish each day, but not so many that you can not complete them all. Having no concrete task to get done can leave you spending your whole day moving from project to project without finishing anything. Alternately, filling your day with a to-do list that you can never finish will leave you feeling overwhelmed and more likely to give up.
* Spend time each day on tasks, but also schedule time when you have no expectation of achieving something. No one wants to spend the whole day folding laundry. The book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a time for everything- we should make time for work and also for play. Be sure to allow yourself both.
* Hold yourself accountable to your plan. If you know your day gets eaten up at the computer, brainstorm ways to counterbalance this. If you find yourself lost in cyberspace when you only intended to check email for 15 minutes, set yourself a timer or create another reminder to keep yourself on track.
* Create a balanced day, with time for yourself, for others, for work, and for reflection. If this sounds impossible to do with your current schedule, begin with the first smallest step in that direction.
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Challenge of the week: Visualize yourself in one year. Where are you? Is there anything significantly different in your life? What feelings are associated with the image you saw- satisfaction, emptiness, fulfillment? What commitments do you need to make now to get there? ***********************************************************************
Emily Frazier is a life coach in Tennessee who specializes in working with people who are feeling overwhelmed, out of balance, or at a crossroads in life. She believes that we all have a God-given purpose, and loves helping others discover what their life’s purpose is. If you would like to talk with Emily about how she can help you in these areas, contact her today for a free consultation: emily@fraziercoaching.com
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