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“A task without a vision is drudgery; a vision without a task is a dream. A vision and a task are the hope of the world.”

Vision work is one of the essential things about being human. Having a strong vision is both a look into the future and a continual reference point for you as an entrepreneur to continually align to.

Our Mind’s Eye

All of us “see” in our mind’s eye what we want to be, what we want to do, what we want to have and then—if we are powerful—we find a way to realize that vision. Our imagination is at work. Some of us do this consciously and systematically. Others trust their ‘nose’ or their intuition and move forward instinctively.

We can have a personal, individual vision for ourselves that might include career, family and lifestyle. We can have a vision for our family as a group, addressing how we want to live and how we want to treat each other. We can have a vision for our work team and our organization that firmly grounds us in our values and sense of purpose.

The Most Important Time for Vision Work

Starting a business is the most important time to do thorough vision work. It’s the time when your enthusiasm is high and your idea of what you want to do is clear and strong (at least I hope it is).

The consequences of not having a strong vision, as the quote above suggests, is to work (or exist) without meaning, without an underlying sense of purpose. Then work is only a means to something else and is not gratifying in and of itself.

Author: John T. Wood

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