Your will must be stronger than your skill
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you desire more fulfilment in your job. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, it all starts with your vision.
Muhammad Ali once said: «Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.» And the will is nurtured – among others – from your vision.
Creating your vision is the first step of the first 12-week-coaching-program. Now, that the January course is halfway-through, my participants remind me about the following:
Building your vision is hard. It’s hard because it requires connecting with your core, with your values, with your deep truths which often we forget during our packed days. But how to dig deep within yourself? Ask yourself about the most fulfilled moments of your life. Remind peak experiences. What was it that deeply touched you? That probably hints you towards elements of your vision.
Talk about your vision and your energy rises. I realize how the participants love to share their visions and to learn about visions from others. Cautious at first, then sharing and listening sets their energy free. Every time I stop the virtual breakout sessions and take the participants back to plenary, I see smiling faces. Should you talk more about our visions with friends, family, our loved ones?
Images help you score high. Strong images result in greater activity of your bilateral visual and medial temporal cortices, compared with encoding words. Having strong images in your vision helps you, during the constant overflow of information , to subconsciously filter the relevant information to manifest your vision.
In short: Embedding your goals in an overarching vision sustains your energy to achieve them. Stimulate more meaningful conversations to share your vision and learn from the deep desires of the people around you. And join us for the next «Focus forward» program starting May 3, 2023 to not only uncover your vision, but also to manifest it with interesting hacks and the support of your peers.
Despite the many years of coaching under my belt, I remain fascinated by the pure magic that happens when you speak of what you deeply wish for.
You’re not tired because you do too much. You’re tired because you do too much that does not truly speak to what you desire deep within. When you do what you desire, you will never be tired. Time to rediscover your vision!