What you see, your vision, is one of the most powerful elements in determining your future. It is inevitable that you will be drawn toward what you see. All of your actions, thoughts, motivations, finances and energy will synergize to create the reality of the picture in your mind. So what do you see?
What is your vision of the future?
What do you want your reality to look like in one year, in five years or in ten years? Could you describe it to someone else? If you can’t describe it to someone else, then you probably don’t have a clear picture. And if the picture is unclear, it loses the power to pull you into your future.
What is your vision of yourself?
Probably before you can really answer the question of the future, you need to answer the question of what is your image of yourself? What is the picture that you have in your head of YOU? Who do you see yourself as? Do you see yourself as competent, capable and worthy of the future that you really want? In your mind are you adventurous or timid, driven or passive, competent or unable?
You become what you see
The moment you realize that you become what you see is the moment you will seriously adjust your view of YOU. The biggest problem is that we are often unaware of our view of ME. It’s at this point that we could use some help. Here’s some ideas.
- Make a list of qualities you want to have
- Use a 1-5 scale and grade yourself on where you currently are
- Ask your spouse, significant other or close friend to grade you on the same scale
- Choose one that you will work on
- Write a number of statements that describe the quality you are working on. For instance you might say: I am a gentleman; I open doors for women
- Place these statements where you will see them constantly. On your bathroom mirror, on the refrigerator door, on the dash of your car, on the desktop of your computer
- Everytime you see a statement, take a moment to read it and see yourself doing what you read.
Within a short period of time you will begin to view yourself as the person you are describing. Then it is only a matter of time until that image becomes your reality.
What other things could you do to change how you view yourself? Let me know in the comments.
