Rise to Wisdom - 4 Ways to focus your vision for success

Welcome to another episode of Rise to Wisdom. Today we will be discussing the topic: "Ways to Focus Your Vision for Success." In life, there are some simple techniques that can help you move forward in turning your vision into a reality.  

1. LOOK AT WHERE YOU’VE BEEN
Before looking at where you want to go, valuable information can be derived by looking at where you have been. By reflecting on both the peaks and valleys of your past, you can assess the best direction for the future. What has invigorated, energized, and fed your soul? Contrast that to those activities that have been draining and stressful. Ensure that your vision is based on how you would like to feel at the end of each day.

2. GET RID OF THE STORIES THAT NO LONGER SERVE YOU
If you have ever been told by yourself or others that you are not good enough, don’t have what it takes, or don’t deserve to have it – erase those messages. Many people do not achieve their goals because they convince themselves they can’t do it. Sadly, we far too often tell ourselves negative stories that just aren’t true. Yet we use these stories to create our life and hold us back from achieving our goals. When we instead open ourselves up to the possibilities, and create stories that support our vision, then we may just find that it is possible to make it a reality.

3. DETERMINE WHAT YOU WANT
Creating an energetic and vivid description of where you want to go can be of great assistance in creating excitement and enthusiasm for the future. This can be done as a free flowing brainstorm to identify the essence of what your vision looks like. For example if your goal is to improve your health, clearly describe how it looks and feels to be in your desired state. In other words, if you achieve your vision of health, what activities are you now enjoying? How do you feel? What does your life now look like? How are you maintaining your new state? Use adjectives that are vivid and clear so you can actually picture what it will look like. By describing the actual look and feel of your goal, you are in effect making the intangible… in fact… tangible.

4. SPEAK WITH ENTHUSIASM
When talking about your vision, avoid using words like “try” or “might.” Rather, say “will” and “am.” You will create what you focus on and if you focus on the obstacles, barriers, and negativity… that is what you will manifest. While it is okay to acknowledge the challenges that may be encountered, it is never helpful to dwell on them or use them as an excuse for not moving forward. There is tremendous power in your words and you can either build yourself up or bring yourself down just by the words that you choose. So why not use words that will allow you to succeed?

Note:
Having a clear vision pulls you forward. It generates excitement for new possibilities. It creates a foundation on which to build specific action steps, one-by-one moving closer to your desired state.