Creating Your Vision for Your Business, Career, and Life
Many people go through their daily lives feeling overwhelmed. There are so many things to do and there never seems to be enough time or energy to do them all. Is this how you feel about your business, career, or life?
Have you promised yourself that this month you are going to make some serious changes but you just aren’t sure what those changes need to be?
Think about laying out a vision, but make it a big vision. One that encompasses your passion in life and the gifts you have come to share. No matter what the focus of your business or career you have a lot to offer. You are unique and only you can contribute your strengths in your special way. Whether it’s staying at home and raising a family, making the best widget there is, the CEO of a company, a manager in IT Life is not a dress rehearsal so create your vision of what you really want and then take inspired action steps to attract it to you.
Don’t think of creating a little vision for your life, it’s time to stop thinking small. You will also need to let go of the excuse that you don’t have enough time. When that comes to mind think of this quote from Life’s Little Instruction Book, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
These are the same steps I take with my clients to help them make the changes in focus and habit that bring them meaningful results. First you must be willing to take action.
Without changing your focus and habits you will never be able to change the results.
Without taking action you will never move forward and reach the results you want. Coaching is about getting results; listening to what the client really wants and working together, setting out the measurable steps to be taken that result in action and success.
You are responsible for the momentum; it will be up to you to take the actions on your own unless you choose to have the support, encouragement, guidance, and accountability that a coach provides.
Without the forward momentum and inspired actions it’s just a good thought. In order for your business to be successful, to be happy and fulfilled in your career, or prosperous and content in your life you need to have one common thread. Vision.
The process of creation starts with a thought, a great idea, a passionate want, or a dream of something magnificent to achieve. These are the intangible sparks that ignite our drive to move forward and turn the intangible into our reality.
Begin by brainstorming on paper, yes you must write it down to bring clarity, to make it real.
The first brainstorming session should be free flowing, don’t edit your thoughts or ideas. If you are working on your personal vision and your work vision to define what you want and how you want to spend your time, start with the personal vision.
This will give you absolute clarity about what is important to you, what you want, what are the things in your life you are passionate about and that make you feel fulfilled.
Then from there you can create the vision of your ideal business or career and take action to bring want you really want into your life.
Focus on what you really want, be very specific. Don’t just say you want lots of money, a nice home and no stress. Create a picture in your mind of exactly what you want down to the color of the carpet and the list of clients, and then using words draw that picture until your vision is clear.
For example:
I want a profitable and fulfilling holistic health practice.
I want to see clients in three different specialties plus passive income revenue streams.
A full successful practice will have 30-40 clients.
I will work five days a week between noon and six devoting the rest of the day to self-care, gardening, exercising, and spending time with family and friends.
I will make 100,000 a year and take 5 weeks vacation throughout the year.
I love to learn so I will spend 3 weeks a year in educational workshops and training programs to advance my career and myself.
I have several tape sets, workbooks, & learning products that fit into my personal and vision statement providing my clients excellent value and tools that help them to get on track with their lives.
These products are very rewarding to me because I can make money without having to be there. Making a contribution and improving people’s lives is very important to me so this is always something I carry out in my business practices and my community involvement.
I have redesigned my home to be bright and airy and laid out the gardens for ease of care, and to provide color and fragrance from my flowers and tastes and aromas from my organic vegetables. I avoid stress by focusing on the positive and focusing my energy on the things that are really important to me and just let the rest go.
You create what you put your energy on. If you concentrate on all the things you don’t want on all the things you don’t have enough of that is what you will create more of. Start creating what you do want.
Start with your vision; clearly lay out your life, career, and business vision and then take the steps to make it your reality. One of the steps might include hiring a coach to make it happen faster for you.
Jobs in Middle East countries are the favorite for expatriates willing to relocate. Iran and Iraq are some of the most preferred career destinations for foreigners. Iran, a country in Western Asia, is the 18th largest country in the world in terms of area. The capital of Iran is Tehran, the political, cultural, commercial and industrial center of the nation. Iran has large reserves of petroleum and natural gas due to which it holds an important position in international energy security and world economy. It is bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Iraq and Turkey on all sides. The name Iran means ‘Land of Aryans’ and is a significantly major contributor to Muslim civilization. It has one of the highest urban growth rates in the world with Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj and Shiraz being major Iranian cities. The official language in Iran is Persian while other languages include Arabic, Armenia, Kurdish and Azeri.
From Persian literature to astronomy to philosophy to medicine to mathematics to art, everything has blossomed in Iran. It is a home to one of the richest artistic traditions in world history that includes architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and stone masonry. The majority of Iran’s population comprises of youth and internet being highly popular here, it has become fourth largest country of bloggers in the world. The economy of Iran is dependent on the mixture of oil reserves, agriculture, small-scale industries and service ventures. Due to its diversified economic base, Iran has been identified as semi-developed by United Nations. Iraq has two-thirds of population under the age of 25 making huge manpower available for its organizations. Consequently, jobs in Iraq offer tough competition for professionals from within and outside the country. There are wide options for jobs in Iraq across various sectors and levels from directorial to managerial to executive. Some of the vacancies available in Iraq are:
Mystery Shoppers
Managing Directors
Marketing Directors
IT & Billing Directors
Fixed Assets Accountants
Port Crane Operators
Network Planner
Medical Representatives
Support Engineers
Secretaries
Purchasing Managers
Corporate Banking Managers
IT Managers
Pediatric nurses
Various recruitment agencies and consultants may be help to get you employment in Iraq. Jobs in Middle East are advertised in newspapers, company websites and job portals. Online job portals like naukrigulf.com list the available jobs in Iraq and other Middle East countries. Networking is another reliable way of applying for jobs in Iraq as employers in Middle East trust their sources more. You need to have the right kind of skill set and qualification to be eligible to apply for Iraq jobs. If you possess the ability to convince your employer about recruiting you, it is just the right place for you. Be it engineering jobs or construction jobs or jobs in healthcare and tourism, Iraq extends a wide array of career options.
Self employment is another way of getting started with a career in Iraq. For setting up your own business, the primary thing required is creating a vision. Next most important is to list the skills you have acquired and the things you like doing. Write down few potential business ideas and the banks that may help you in raising the capital needed. Work on your idea by performing a detailed search and research on your competitors in the industry. Be practical in assessing profits and calculating the business possibilities of your start-up. Be aware of the current scenario and prudently decide the foundation of your new business. Jobs in Iraq and Iran may be in plenty but the competition is tough too. You have to outstand not among the expatriates only but from locals too.
The dictionary states that accountable means to be responsible for
your own actions. When it comes to building a career working from home, the buck stops with you. You may be tempted to initially try self coaching. You might want to
create systems for daily, weekly, monthly and annual goal tracking.
You need to identify your highest activities that put you in the best
position to achieve your goals, and then do those things first .
Reading books about coaching might also be a good place to help you
get started.
Be Accountable in Your Business Career At the end of every week, before working on the next week, it is
important that you conduct a Personal Assessment of how you have done
the previous week. Have you been true to your Objectives, have you
fulfilled your priorities. In what areas do you need to make
adjustments so that you can do better in the upcoming weak. Some people may not be suited for certain careers. They need to have
someone looking over their shoulder telling them what to do in order
to hold themselves accountable for getting the work done. Tips for holding your self accountable: 1. Set achievable goals. Write them down, and check them every day
to see your progress. Do not try to accomplish all your goals at once.
Start small and you will get to the big ones. 2. Track your progress. Make yourself a calendar. Write down
everything you have done for the day. Check it at the end of the week
and see if you have been on track. If not, do not worry about it, you
are exactly where you should be. Move ahead. 3. Give your self incentives. Write down something that you would
love to do. Post it where you always see it. When you finish your
first goal, go do it, do not wait, celebrate right now! 4. Get your self a running buddy. Someone that will hold you
accountable for your actions. Make a commitment to talk to them at
least once a week on your progress. Remember, Personal accountability is the willingness to claim 100%
ownership for your results!
“My career goals coming to business school were really to find out more about what’s out there. The Career Development Office is very involved from day one in understanding your specific needs. With the small class size, you become a face and name that are linked, as opposed to just one more person looking at a private equity job.”
