What is Your "LifeVision"?

LifeVision is a concept I came across when reading one of my favorite blogs. It’s a method of achieving the desires that you have for your life, family, finances, etc. But what exactly is a LifeVision? Your LifeVision is defined as:

“A minutely detailed declaration of intent/personal mission statement that includes the 5 key areas of life: relationships (family and social), spiritual, physical, financial/professional, and emotional/personal development. It is written AS IF it were already accomplished (in the present tense) and then recorded on a CD (can be downloaded onto an ipod) and listened to daily.”**

So basically a LifeVision is a detailed mission statement for your life. But the key concept here is to write your mission statement as if it were already accomplished. It’s the idea of calling your dreams/hopes/beliefs into your reality by claiming that they have already come to pass. It’s a powerful idea. But declaring that you will be debt free or buy a house is not the same as creating a plan for how that will come about.

I think we should all have a LifeVision and put it into practice but I also thing that it’s just as important to have an action plan to bring your dreams to fruition. If you were going to plant a garden, would you just keep positive thinking and declaring that you want to plant a garden, or would you go outside and plant one?

Your LifeVision puts you into a positive frame of mind but creating an action plan for your goals just makes sense. If you are planning on purchasing your home, wouldn’t it make sense for you to set short term goals in order to meet your long term desire? For instance, your short term goals would look something like this:

Monthly
· Make all payments on time.
· Put aside $200 per month for closing costs on the house.
By March 17th, 2009
· Pay off Mastercard.
By April 17th, 2009
· Order Credit Report.
By May 1st, 2009
· Send in disputes for any errors in my credit report.

I could include more, but you get the idea. Accomplishing your small short term goals will help you accomplish your long term goal of buying your home. But most importantly, the short term goals keep you accountable. They help to keep you on track.

So when you set your goals, don’t just say, “This is what I want to do.” Set up a time line for realizing your goals. Make it reasonable. But most importantly, stay on target with what you need to do to bring about your dreams.

** from Let Your Life Speak.