1-9-20 Creating a vision for your business will help you attain your goals

I am a believer in the power of writing down your ideas and your plans for the future as a major way to accomplish what you want.

For your business, as well as your personal life, it helps to have a vision of where you want things to be a year from now (or you can do six months or some other time period, if you like).

Here is a simple process I have used when walking with business people about their goals for the future. I ask these three questions:

• If you can create a vision for your business (or yourself) a year from now, how will you describe what it will mean to accomplish that vision? Take time to list as many ideas as you can.
• What exists now to get you to that vision?
• What do you need to change or add in your life to accomplish that vision?

It’s a good idea to revisit these ideas during the year, and see if you want to add something else.

Take time also to congratulate yourself whenever you have accomplished something you set out to do.