Success Habit #1: Vision - Where Are You Going and How Will Get There - Donna Kunde & Londina Cruz

​Londina Cruz & Donna Kunde - “Your Inner Journey From Here to There”

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Introduction
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Today’s show is introducing Success Habit #1 and is all about goal achieving. It is the first success habit for a reason. What most business owners don’t realize is that before creating any goal, they must first have a vision. The vision is the guiding principle that all goals and tasks are measured against. Then it is simply a matter of advancing confidently every day and in every way towards the direction of our vision, also known as our dream. The vision is like a compass pointing the way forward. 

Goal achievement is more than just ticking boxes off a checklist. You also need to use your creative faculty of imagination to see yourself already having the business of your dreams. In the process, you become the person who creates the business in your vision. This is really a topic of becoming. Who are you willing to become, on your way to achieving your business goals?


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Objectives - The WHY
Most business owners are very action oriented. They believe that the more they DO the faster their business will grow. The reality is that when we take a counterintuitive approach and actually STOP long enough to dream, our vision becomes clearer and with that clarity, the goals and action steps become apparent. You can not go on a trip without knowing your destination. If you do start that journey without knowing where the arrival point is, how will you know when you get there? More importantly, how will you know when you have gotten off course?

Key Issues - Owner Perspective:

1. Goal achieving is an inside out process
2. You need to stop in order to get ahead
3. Plan time to get creative
4. From your vision - create your goals
5. Prioritize your goals into daily tasks that move you closer to your vision

What You Need to Know - The WHAT

1. Goal achieving is an inside out process. You will not be the same person once you achieve your goal. If you could achieve your goal and still be the same person you are now, wouldn’t you already have your goal?
2. You have to see it before you can claim it by using your imagination to dream it. Spend time walking around in the future business you want to create. 
3. Goals are really just a checklist of action steps taken daily to get you to your desired future vision. The goals become your map. But you can only create the map after you know where you are going. 

What You Need to Do​​ - The HOW

1. Business owners tend to get stuck in the “doing” parts of growing their business and do not value time spent in thought. In order to get into the creative zone, you need to stop working long enough to allow the dream to surface. Make time on your calendar for regular “thinking time.” Schedule it and then show up for your business. 
2. Claim your vision by using your imagination to dream it. Spend time walking around in the future business you want to create. There are several ways to do this. Vision boards, journaling, coaching, mind mapping are great ways to get your dream into the world. Consider these to be working documents that will evolve as you do. 
3. From your vision - create your goals. Goals are really just a checklist of action steps taken daily to get you to your desired future vision. The goals become your map. But you can only create the map after you know where you are going. 
4. Prioritize your goals into daily action steps that move you closer to your vision
5. ​​Practice “bookends.” Before you go to bed, evaluate your progress and determine what ONE THING is most important to accomplish on the next day. When you wake up, visually go through your day. See yourself accomplishing at least three action steps on your list. 

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