Do You Have a Vision of What You Want From Life?

Have you ever felt like you were just wandering throughout life? As though you didn’t have a very clear idea of what you were doing or where you were going? If your life feels directionless or reactive, chances are you’re lacking a clear vision. Not a rigid 10-year plan—but a heartfelt, energizing sense of what you’re moving toward. When you create a vision, you give your choices a compass. And that can change everything.

Having a clear and firm vision acts as the foundation upon which you can accomplish your goals and achieve your dreams. Clear and effective visions tend to correspond with our deepest passions and core values in addition to outlining what we want out of life. But there are other specific benefits that having a vision can provide in your life.

“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.” — Oprah Winfrey

Most people drift. They move through their days based on habit, survival, or someone else’s expectations. But deep inside, they want something more.

Here’s the truth:
You can’t get what you want if you don’t know what you want.

That’s where your vision comes in.

A clear, emotionally-charged vision helps you…

• Say no to distractions
• Stay motivated when things get hard
• Attract aligned opportunities
• Make choices that serve your future self

And no—it doesn’t have to be perfect or “final.” Your vision can evolve. The key is to start.

How to Create a Vision for Your Life (That Actually Feels Right)

Purpose

Establishing a vision for your life essentially establishes the ‘why’ for your life. Purpose will give you the drive to keep working towards your goals when you are faced with obstacles and challenges along the way. Without vision you are kind of just going through the motions. With visions, everything you do is for a specific reason, so nothing is done in vain.

Motivation

There is something about having a sense of purpose that motivates, and that is what vision offers you. When you know what you want and why you want it, your drive to see those things come into fruition becomes stronger. There becomes this inner passion that encourages you to continue working towards what you want. You will naturally become a person of action that takes bold steps forward in the pursuit of their dreams. s

Clarity

A clear vision offers clarity regarding next steps. When you know what you want and why you want it, you are in a better position to establish SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time bound) goals that will help you reach your destination. A lack of vision of the other hand either leads to vague goals that do little to move you forward or unclear goals that cause more confusion than leadership.

Target

Vision gives you a clear end goal to work towards. Without vision, you are left with confusion which often leads to hesitation and indecision. But having an end target to work towards helps you better formulate goals that will get you where you want to be. The target provides a stopping point because you will clearly know when you’ve reached it. Then you are free to set a new vision, establish a new target, and outline new goals so you can continually grow and mature as an individual.

Courage

There is nothing quite like the fear that comes with not knowing what to do next. Failing to have a vision in place creates the conditions that will allow this exact type of thing to happen. However, the clarity and motivation that comes with a clear vision becomes the courage needed to take the necessary risks in order to make progress towards that end goal. When you understand what you want, why you want it, and the path that you need to take in order to get there you can become an unstoppable force in your own life.

Basically, you need a vision if you want to have a clear direction in your life. Instead of wasting time doing what you think you should be doing or following what you see others doing, it is valuable to take time for yourself to really outline what you want from your life.

Consider questions such as:

“What do I want to do?”

“Who do I want to become?”

“Where do I want to be?”

Then develop a vision for your future based off of your answers to those questions, being sure to consider your passions and core values as you do this. You will then create a vision that you can clearly work towards, and you’ll find that your efforts will get you there in a matter of no time.

Actionable Prompt:

Take 10 minutes. Write a short paragraph describing a day in your ideal life—where you live, how you feel, who’s with you, and what your work looks like. Don’t hold back. The more vivid, the better.

“Disregard appearances, conditions, in fact, all evidence of your senses that deny the fulfillment of your desire. Rest in the assumption that you already are what you want to be.”
— Neville Goddard

When you give yourself permission to dream—and the courage to define your vision—you stop drifting and start leading. Your life becomes a creation, not a reaction. And every day becomes an opportunity to step closer to what truly matters.

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