Close your eyes for a few minutes and think about a detailed image of what you want your life to look like in 5 years.
Be as specific as possible.
- What are your interests and passions?
- Where do you want to live?
- How do you want to spend your days?
- What kind of work do you want to do?
- Do you want to work alone or with other people?
- Who do you want to be surrounded by?
- What do you want to do when you aren’t working?
Don’t limit yourself to these questions. Create a vivid vision of yourself, touching on things that are important to you. These are all personal issues that will impact the type of business you pursue, for example:
- being a city or country person;
- wanting to travel or sit at your computer;
- liking to meet people or work on the phone.
This activity will help you create a foundation for choosing a business, making business decisions, and setting clear goals.
It is best to do this exercise with someone else and share your vision. If you can’t, write it down to make your vision more concrete.
This information is adapted from the SME Toolkit (South Africa)
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‘In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.’ – Dalai Lama
