Vision - How Do You See It?

You know the old adage about some seeing the glass half-empty while others see it half-full? The point being your vision is nothing more than a filtered perspective. Whatever we create, whatever vision we have for ourselves--personally and professionally--must always make its way through the filters we have crafted to keep us safe.

This became apparent to me in one of my seminars on Public Speaking. Every person that signs up for this seminar has this in common: they are fearful and have very little confidence in their abilities to stand and speak in front of others. You see, their fear is the vision they hold of themselves. How did it become their fear? (emphasis on their to indicate ownership). It became their fear as they continually passed the idea of public speaking through preset filters. Those filters may have been created from a past experience where they felt scared, pre-judged or ignorant. With those kinds of filters in place, it's little wonder that the vision is one of fear and trepidation.

The only way to change the vision is to replace the filter. And the only way to replace the filter is to acknowledge that it exist. This helps to explain the sound advice of the Proverb that states: "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Think about it. People are perishing or living beneath their priviledge because their filters keep them from even having a vision of a life different from the one they have right now. One filter can make the difference between poverty and prosperity; love and hate; happiness and sadness -- you get my point, right?

What is your vision? How do you see it? Where do you see yourself 5 years from now? What filters do you have in place keeping you safely in your little corner when there's so much you could experience if you were to venture out?

I know. I know. I'm bombarding you with a lot of questions! Now, take a few minutes and answer them, and be completely honest with yourself. Afterall, this is your life and you don't want to perish now do you?

Remember,
Life with no purpose is no life at all!
http://www.lifeonpurposellc.com

Blessings,
Dr. Angela aka "The Purpose Professor"