Several years ago I was completing some exercises as I was embarking on career and life exploration of my own. One of exercises asked me to write my 20 year vision. My first reaction? 20 years?? At the time I found it easy to plan my weeks and months, even loosely knowing what I wanted to accomplish that year, but the next 20??
After a brief challenge of wrapping my head around the concept that I could plan that far ahead, I began to imagine what I wanted my life to be like 5 years from then, 10 years, 15 – and I was able to get to 20. So I sat at the table on my deck and began to write, letting my imagination run free, thinking about my big goals and dreams – especially those that had lain dormant for a while.
It was fun, soon the ideas began to flow so much so that a giddiness took over. Could this really happen – I asked myself? Why not I answered. And that marked the beginning of my life and career transformation.
Now it’s your turn. Whether you want to focus on 1 year, 5, 10 or 20 – begin to let your imagination run free – remember the dreams of your childhood, uncover those you never dared dream and create a realm of possibility currently beyond your imagination. Then take it to paper, letting all your thoughts form words and images.
Your vision for the future is limited only by your imagination!