The Vision

It was tough falling asleep last night. I had a lot of thoughts. Sure some were personal, but it was the business thoughts that kept me awake - feeding my nervous energy like a Venus Flytrap.

I lay there trying to imagine my vision. Where did I see my business heading? What direction and when did I want to get there? What are the obstacles facing my success? Then, like air guitarist performing for a crowd of thousands; I closed my eyes and tried to picture the success.

NOTHING HAPPENED

That - dear reader was what kept me awake. I had no vision, of my vision. I could not see the forest for the trees. I was not too sure as to why, because I have been able to envision many a scenario many a time, but last night - I had writers block for the imagination.

Waking up and not feeling 100 percent, I trudged my way to class feeling like I had lost the answers I had found weeks ago. I struggled to breathe easy, and focus.

When class got under way; Darren wrote on the wall:

"WHAT YOU CAN CONCEIVE OF, YOU CAN - achieve, become, or manifest"

That - totally freaked me out. What I was blocked from last night, was being questioned this morning!

I was being asked "How do I dream my business?"

We were given a few moments to close our eyes and envision what we hoped for, then what we imagined for ourselves and whatever we were thinking at that moment (money, success, travel, love). And I cleared up some.... I was able to reach out, and find something tangible to hold onto again. It was brief, but at least I knew my vision hadn't left, and my dream was still intact.

This exercise was all for preparation for the growth portion of writing our business plan. Where do we see our business going? What do we need to get there? What critical factors are present in reaching the success we are all hoping for?

When I started to write out parts of my vision, the possibilities if you will - I started to feel the actuality coming back to me. By writing out my time lines, my desired vacation time, my hours I will eventually want to work; it made me feel like I was back on stage air guitar in hand, performing to thousands of adoring fans.

My vision became brighter.