| Do you have a big vision for your business? It's a | | | | magazines or travel brochures, and cut out any |
| good idea at least once a year to set aside time to | | | | pictures, images, words or colors that appeal to you. |
| connect with your vision for your business and your | | | | Trust your intuition and don't question why you're |
| life. | | | | choosing a certain item. Use a glue stick to attach |
| An activity I do with friends and colleagues at the | | | | the images to the poster board - and this becomes |
| beginning of every year is to make a collage of my | | | | your 'vision board'. |
| new vision for the year. It helps me tap into my | | | | Learn your purpose |
| intuition and get in touch with what's most important | | | | Your purpose tells you why you do what you do. |
| to me. I keep this visual collage of those things that | | | | Getting clear on your purpose is key to achieving |
| are most important to me where I can see it all year | | | | your vision. Look for an underlying theme to your |
| to keep me focused on my goals. | | | | vision. Consider it in the context of all your life |
| Here's how you can do the same: | | | | experiences, your strengths and your talents. Look |
| Set aside a day to dream big | | | | for clues in what you are passionate about and what |
| As a business coach, the main mistake I see women | | | | regularly attracts your interest. |
| entrepreneurs make is thinking too small. In fact, | | | | Get clear on your purpose and your big dream |
| most people think much smaller than they could | | | | Once you are clear on your purpose in your big |
| about what they can achieve. Take a day to do | | | | dream -- your vision -- practice experiencing it |
| nothing but focus on your bigger vision of what's | | | | regularly. Connecting with your vision every day will |
| possible for your business and your life. Connect with | | | | keep you focused and on track to achieve the |
| your big dream of what you're really up to. This is | | | | results you really want. |
| the time to think big and stop 'doing small'. | | | | Keep inspired and motivated |
| Write a vision statement | | | | Connect with your vision on a daily basis. Look at |
| Capture the essence of your vision in one or two | | | | your vision board and imagine everything on it |
| sentences. Keep it simple so that you could read it | | | | actually taking place. Imagine what that would actually |
| every day to inspire you. Write down phrases or | | | | look, feel, and be like. Set your intention and take |
| statements about what you see as possible for the | | | | action every day to reach your biggest goals. |
| world, and what your role would be in that to make | | | | By taking these steps of both writing and visualizing |
| a real difference in other people's lives. | | | | your vision, you will set yourself up for success that |
| Collage your vision | | | | most other's won't achieve because they haven't |
| Buy a piece of colored poster paper. Take several | | | | taken the time to dream and to plan. |