Vision, Goals, Action, Which Piece Are You Missing? By Bill Hunley At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

There are several things you need to have at your disposal if you are going to be successful at anything. I'm going to talk about three of them here. One of these three is so much more important than the others that if you don't have it the others don't really even matter. So I'm going to keep that one for the end. First I want to talk about VISION.

VISION is the first thing you need to have to be successful. It is comprised of the realization of where you are now and more importantly the "vision" of where you want to be in the future. It's the big picture, the ultimate destination. It's where you want to be when all is said and done. An integral part of your vision as stated earlier is realizing the situation or place you find yourself in now. Your present situation is going to be one of the determining factors in how you develop what I'll be discussing next. Here's the reason your present situation is so important. You will never be able to get where you want to go if you don't know where you are starting from. Your present skills, mindset, financial situation, and any of the other current factors effecting your life all play a major factor in the direction you take to get to your final destination. The fulfillment of your vision.

That brings me to the second thing you need to succeed... the thing that takes you from where you are now to where you want to be. GOALS. Goals are the steps you take, the milestones you reach, all the stopping points along the way on your trip to your final destination. Goals are the way you measure your progress on your journey towards your vision. One of my favorite descriptions of goals that I've heard is by Bob Proctor. Bob is an internationally acclaimed speaker and he describes goals this way. At least my version of what he says. Say you were on your way from San Diego CA to Orlando FLA. Your vision is to get to Orlando, but first you plan a little stop in Las Vegas (GOAL 1), then Kansas City (GOAL 2), etc. etc. etc... until your vision is fulfilled and you reach Orlando. So goals need to be definite and have measurable results that lead you on your way. Don't forget to celebrate reaching your goals along the way. That's where the fun is.

The third and most important thing you need though is ACTION. You must take action. That being said there really isn't a whole lot to say about taking action. It is self-explanatory. It's the thing everybody that wants to improve themselves or their situation must do. At the same time it's also the very thing that the majority of people never do. I firmly believe that if you have a vision of where you want your life to go and you establish the goals necessary to get there. If you take action you can't help but succeed. This is not the time to discuss all the reasons why people don't take any action to accomplish their goals. This is the time and the place for me to say to you JUST DO IT! Do the things you need to do to accomplish your goals. Start today. You will begin to see progress and you will get where you want to be. A vision without goals is useless and a vision without action is just a dream.

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