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A vision board brings a vision to life

Do you have yours ready for 2023?

By David Cross

There is an ancient proverb that states “without vision, people will perish.” Everything begins with a vision. Every great leader has and articulates a great vision that inspires those whom they lead. 

Take a moment and look around you. If you are sitting, observe what you are sitting on. Look at the building you are in and the pavement you’re standing on. Everything that has been created by a human first began as an idea, a thought, an image that became a vision of what could be.

From that vision a framework for manifestation was formed until the ultimate fulfillment of the creation was realized for all to see, feel, touch or experience. Someone’s vision became a material expression. If we really think about it, this is a profound truth.

Everything that is visible was first invisible. Opportunity usually finds its beginnings in the invisible. Every disruptor in every industry saw an opportunity in their mind’s eye first, then set out to create what they saw. 

Steve Jobs saw music delivery apart from a compact disc player and revolutionized how the entire world experiences music. Now there is a generation that will never fully grasp a new release at a record store (a sad thing really, but I digress).

I SEE OPPORTUNITY

As a business owner, I have a vision board that hangs over my desk. In three-inch letters, across the full length of the board, I have the phrase “I SEE OPPORTUNITY.” On this board I have an extensive list of the ideal clients that will love our service. I have written the words to describe the kind of person I want to be and to become over my lifetime.

I use this board to remind myself where I see myself and our business going. Stephen Covey, the author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, says that one of the most important habits a successful person will develop is to begin with the end in mind. That’s called vision. Where are you going? If you don’t know where you’re going, you aren’t going anywhere. 

The word develop means to bring something out; to make visible or manifest. Just like envelop means to enclose. As business owners, we must develop a vision of what the end looks like. What does a perfect year look like for you? What are the details of every aspect? What does the perfect product or service look like? What does the perfect process look like? Who are the perfect people for your customer base and the associates with whom you would like to work?

If you are to see opportunity, it is critical to have a vision of what you are looking for so you can spot the opportunity when you see it.

Prominent on my board is this saying: “What you think, you become; what you feel, you attract; and what you imagine, you create. That’s vision.” Take heed to those wise words: “Without vision, people will perish.” What’s your vision for the year?


David Cross is an author, SC Realtor and team leader of the David Dale Team.

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