Guiding Vision

Difficulties are ahead…

Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can’t. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.

~ Kathleen Norris

Norris brings us this insightful wisdom about change.  When I begin something new I have to remind myself, change is not easy.  Even good changes are difficult.  As she says, obstacles lie ahead.  Challenges that are impossible to foresee.  But by creating a compelling vision of the goal the road can become easier to bear.

Moving our company into its new offices has been a change and a challenge.  Working with new freelancers and staff takes some extra time to get everyone up to speed and trained.  But I know where we are going will bring great rewards for everyone involved.

How can you maintain your vision even as unforeseen challenges arise?

The key to realizing a dream…

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002. (Emphasis added)

Visionary Quote: Look into your own heart

I love quotes… many people do. They have the ability to provide insight, inspiration and at times provoke real change. So I’ve decided to start a regular quotes post once a week. Each Wednesday, a day mid-week when sometimes energy can wane, I’ll pick a favorite quote and post it here.

This first one is simple. But the more I meditate on it the more powerful it becomes.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.

~ Carl Jung, influential Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher