You Dont Lead By Pointing And Telling People Some Place To Go

"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case." ~ Ken Kesey

One of the first elements of success is having vision. Vision is seeing what's not there...yet. It's putting energy, attention and focus on where you want to go. After that, you want to be able to share it with others so they will follow you where you lead.
"Vision is the art of seeing the invisible."— Jonathan Swift
One problem is when a person is unsure or afraid of saying where they want to go. Sometimes making a decision seems like a lot of pressure. What if I make a mistake?
What if I choose the wrong vision? What if pursuing that vision is a waste of time? Or what if you reach it and are disappointed because

Without having a clear vision of what you want, you'll always find yourself lost, confused and aimless.
Another problem is when you want to go everywhere--all at once. You take a left out of the driveway then turn back and go right. And then turn back and go straight.
Or you travel a bit and forget where you are going and become lost, meandering up and down streets that seem to make sense at the time, but you're never quite sure and question

The first thing you want to do is spend some quality time with yourself. Instead of latching onto the first "sounds good" that comes to mind, what do you really want for yourself?
Where do you want to go? Some people are able to picture their vision best when spending quiet time with God and themselves at the beach or while taking a walk in nature.
Others use the energy of busy streets and lots of people to tap into a deeper calling within themselves--they feel it in the middle of hustle bustle.
Others like to write their thoughts down in a journal or online note-taking application, ruminate on them a bit and then create a vision statement for themselves.
Stephen R. Covey wrote in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, “Begin with the End in Mind.” When you do this you never have to wonder what is your next step. Start with your vision, how many people you want to serve, how much money you want to make in your first year and how you will monitor your progress.
When you write, make sure your vision statement is clear about what you want. What impact do you want to make and who do you want to serve? Include the amount of money you desire to make monthly. You will be more productive, get more clients, and have more sales when you add these items to your