We are often told by master personal development life coaches, that to succeed you need to set goals. This has been me at times as well, however, to realize the full picture, will require knowing the sequence, and this for the most part is what people miss out: the vision.

What is a vision?

A vision is like how you are living now, but you predominantly imagined you would live, 5 years ago! What you think about, you become. And this happens from your thoughts, turning into your words, turning into your character, your actions, and ultimately your results. Setting goals for 1 specific area of your life is not a balanced life. This is why those that have persisted to achieve 1 major goal have lived a life with no happiness. This is not to say that setting one goal will make you unhappy, but that if we think more broadly, then we may create a life of bliss. The kind of life that others wonder why you live an extraordinary life.

How to create a vision?

Creating a vision is a simple process, and is one that is mocked by many people - that is to dream. To create a vision, you need to listen to your hearts desires. What do you want to experience in life? What do you want for health, wealth, relationships, and professional life? Many people suggest not dreaming, however, many people waste good time, by daydreaming. Daydreaming, and creating a vision, you intend to live are totally different things!

You will learn by the numbers, I will teach you! Remembering that line from a film called Full Metal Jacket; it took time for me to understand. But, the truth is there, you can't live a vision without having one, and you can't effectively goal set or live that life, until they have been done in that exact order.

- First you have vision

- Then you set goals

- Then you act, act, act

- Then you begin to live that life more and more, till you find you are at your vision

You will always need to be one step ahead. Retirement is usually a sign of the ending of a great story. People who live longer or have made it through trying times, that many died in, have always had a vision. So, creating a vision, working towards it, achieving it, and setting a new vision is part of the process of growing from one plateau to the next.

You can be a success and achieve all you set to achieve, when it involves a vision. Looking at your vision often is like looking at a map, and knowing where you are, and where you want to go to.