Vision Exercise

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Exercise: Define your destination

Part 1

Consider: In a defined period of time (12 months from now or some other defined time period in the future):

• What are you known for? How would people describe you?
• How do you want to feel about yourself, your relationship with others, your work and your community contributions?
• What have you achieved and how would you or others evidence those outcomes?
• How has your life changed as a whole and in the different aspects of your life?
• Where are you really excelling? What strengths are you leveraging?
• Who are your supporters?
• Whom are you connecting with? How have those relationships changed?
• What are you giving back?
• How is your environment enabling or undermining you?
• What have you put in place to enable you, minimise detractors and overcome obstacles?
• How is your mindset different?

Part 2

Condense these notes into a statement which states the timeframe, where you will have reached and why. Ensure that this statement is a milestone on your purposeful journey, taking you in the right direction. For example, ‘In 12 months, I am at [describe the mental/physical/emotional place] in order to [describe the outcome aligned with your aspirations and purpose].’

Vision statement: “In 12 months…”

Add this draft statement into the roof of your strategy map below your purpose statement.

Discuss: 

Describe your vision of the future one year from now. Discuss how this fits with your values, purpose and aspirations. What priorities might it provoke?