Leadership Lessons for Life: New Year, New Vision
- Coach John Robinson
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min read
Do you feel lost in your life? Are you looking for a way to move your life to the next level? Take a look at your Dream Blueprint.
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With my success clients, one of the earliest things we work on is a Dream Blueprint, a vision for their life. Once created, I recommend reviewing and updating it at least once a year. Some good times to this are at the new year and after big life events. Consider this moment a chance to create or revise your Dream Blueprint.
It helps to give yourself some time to dive into this. A quiet and calm space can set the stage for a rewarding vision. If weather permits, out in nature is a wonderful place to do this. You may want paper, markers, magazines to clip, glue to paste and so forth. Some people like to create a vision board. You can do so with physical materials and you may also do so electronically. Some people like to use an app. You can find one by searching for “vision board app.”
Think about different aspects of your life such as health, finance, and mental well-being. Consider what your ideal life would be like. List the things you want to do, no matter what the outcome or specific metrics. For example, I want to coach people to reach their full potential. Whether I am coaching one person or a multitude, I know I will be happy coaching.
Give yourself a vision that has a balance of challenge and comfort. With the right balance of challenge, you get stimulus for growth. You also get an opportunity to feel accomplished and successful. To keep moving towards your full potential, to your best life, don’t seek only comfort. Seek the right amount of challenge that will keep you stimulated, satisfied and growing.
Look to create a sense of purpose, a legacy of service to others. Giving back to others is a great way to feel a sense of happiness in your life. And a sense of purpose gives you energy and motivation. It helps you feel inspired in your life and strengthens you to overcome challenges in your life.
Don’t forget fun! Keep weaving in ways to play. You may have heard that happiness is an inside job. You can help that along by scheduling things that bring you joy.
The most important thing with all of this is to begin. Don’t feel like you have to have the perfect Dream Blueprint. Outline what you know now and add to it later as more comes clear to you. Allow it to grow as you grow. Finally, keep it in front of you as you go through your day.
If you’re one of my success clients, you can use one of your monthly sessions included in your plan to support you in doing this work. And if you aren’t one of my success clients, reach out and I’ll give you some support via email, phone or text. I’m rooting for you as you Follow Your Heart, Live Your Best Life and Change the World.
Here is my success framework which includes creating a Dream Blueprint.
"Take Command of Your Life: Build Your Shield!" Overcome being stuck and not knowing how to reach your dreams. 1. Create your #DreamBlueprint (vision) 2. Know your #Why 3. Pick your #OneThing (most important focus at the moment) & #Goals 4. Select your #PowerHour & #SuperFriends (your daily time to do the work and the crew that supports you) 5. Do your #SelfCare365 (daily care and love for yourself)
I hope that you find this content helpful with creating a life you love. I am helping warrior leaders take command of their personal and professional lives, to create a life they love including a legacy of service to others. Your dreams absolutely can come true.
If you’d like more support, please do reach out to me via email (info@CoachJohn.help) or phone (616-287-2340). I also offer a free consultation call via https://www.coachjohn.help/book-online. No matter what you decide, I’m here to help you Follow Your Heart, Live Your Best Life and Change the World. I’m rooting for you!
"The warrior in all of us is desperately searching for something heroic, transcendent, or self-sacrificing." cac.org
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