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Ask Yourself This: Can You Fulfill Your Vision in Life Late in Life?

Monday, May 12, 2008

Not every career building visionary can have the privilege of bringing their vision to life when they are young and spry. Whether you are a 17-year-old student just about to start your career or a 64-year-old journeyman on the verge of retirement, it is never too late to think about bringing your vision to life.

Career building goals can be formulated at any age, whether 13 or 30. What is important, however, is finding time to sit down and map out your career building goals. Building your career may take time, effort, and more than a bit of gumption, but – trust me – there’s nothing like mapping out your vision of life and career objectives in an organized manner.

Ask yourself the following questions about your vision in life:

1. What are my career building priorities? Will my vision in life sustain me throughout the day? Can I see myself working daily to bring this vision to life?
2. Does my vision in life match my personal life values? For example, if you are developing a Christian personal vision plan, will your career building efforts match your personal spiritual beliefs?
3. Can I bring my vision to life with my time and physical limitations? At the end of the day, building your career must be realistic. If you are 65 years old, perhaps formulating a vision in life that takes into account your age and time available would be best.

My book, “Bring Your Vision to Life,” provides further insight into the possibilities of developing a vision in life late in life. Click here for more information.

Ask Yourself This: How Do You React to Naysayers?

Monday, May 5, 2008

Any career building visionary is bound to run into someone with a less-than-positive vision of life and career objectives. You know the type: their career building goals are always undergoing revamp; they can't bring their own vision to life because they can't get past their own negative attitudes; their Christian personal vision plan has run amok with delusions of grandeur far removed from Christ's own vision in life.

Having naysayers around can be both a good thing and a bad thing when it comes to building your career. Anyone's career building goals are bound to take a hit when someone comes around saying 'It won't work,' or 'I can see a thousand reasons why this isn't a good idea.' What happens next, however, is completely up to you. A negative attitude isn't necessarily a bad thing; if anything, it can be a boon to your career building efforts if you react to the feedback in a good and encouraging way.

Here are three questions to ask yourself when a naysayer comes a-callin':

1. Am I so passionately and emotionally connected to my vision in life that this person's thoughts, which are completely logical and sensible, offend me to the point that I do not want to hear him or her out?

2. Do I trust this person enough to place value in her or his assessment of my career building efforts?

3. Is my vision in life so dramatically different from his or hers that he or she sees only negative things for me, and therefore, her or his comments should be taken by me with a pillar of salt?

A good, healthy attitude towards one's vision of life and career objectives is a good thing. Click here to read about how my book, Bring Your Vision to Life, can help the career building visionary develop a healthier attitude towards naysayers.

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Friday Four: Four Things You Can Do to Bring God Into Your Vision

Friday, May 2, 2008

Any career building visionary who takes God seriously is well on the right path to bringing his vision to life. A Christian personal vision plan is a good thing to have when building your career, because it takes God's will into full account. If you are a Christian working on your career building goals, here are four things you can do to involve God in your vision:

1. Work on your relationship with God. Working on your Christian personal vision plan will mean working on your relationship with God. Spend time with Him regularly and daily, reading His word and cultivating that relationship. Your vision of life and career objectives will change dramatically as you get more in tune with His career building goals for you.

2. Involve God in your vision actions. As you bring your vision to life, you can believe God will give you insight and ideas. He will open doors and windows, and great opportunities will be yours for the taking.

3. Keep track of your efforts. Record your career building efforts. Building your career means keeping stock of what you've done. Oftentimes, God will provide direction that is as clear as day; other times, however, you're going to have to discern His will for you, and if you make mistakes, keeping a record of what you've gone through will help you - and other career building visionaries in the future - not make those mistakes again.

4. Forgive yourself. Just as Jesus forgave you, be ready to forgive yourself for the mistakes made while building your career. God is a forgiving God; you needn't be so hard on yourself.

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