Posts in category: Dream

Making a decision
I mentioned in a much earlier episode that I made a later in life pivot.. a few of them actually and so I sort of know what it’s like to face change and to step out of the comfort zone.
Now for some, change can happen in a number of ways:
• It could be voluntary for many reasons
o Maybe you want to retire with purpose and you’ve had this idea in your head for awhile
o Maybe you’re already retired either from the military or the workforce and you want to try life 2.0 but this time doing something that makes you feel alive
• Or maybe this life change you’re going through isn’t voluntary and you’re scrambling a bit to figure some things out
o It could be because of a job loss
o It could be because of a divorce
o It could be a number of reasons
Either way, voluntary change or involuntary change, it’s still change. And that’s something that a lot of people have a hard time with.
But if nothing changes, then everything will stay the same right?

Vision or Dream?
So..What’s the difference between dream and vision? Aren’t they basically the same thing?
Dream and vision are not the same thing.
A dream is a more lofty idea you have in your head without a lot of details. I’d like to retire and live in a more southern state where it’s warmer and have a decent retirement income from my business, or the sale of my business. No details. Exciting, but painless.
A vision is a dream solidified. Take your dream and attach a strategy. Now add the goals and tactics you’ll need to perform the strategy. Now you have a vision.

Does the task of starting a business seem either vague, or daunting, or expensive, or something that just takes too much time or money? Does your dream seem more like a nightmare?

Does any one…or ALL of these things stop you in your tracks so that you WANT to start a business, but you just can’t seem to get excited about it and actually DO something?

Some people may be struggling with not only developing their mission, but not even knowing what the mission is supposed to be. But where does the ‘mission’ fit into the bigger picture here of our lives?

If you’re unsure at to what your mission in life would be, knowing what your strengths are, and weaknesses, will help you decide. Everyone is good at something, whether you’re born with a certain talent or skill, or if you have some other talent that gets developed over time and turns out to be something that you love to do, or maybe it’s some sort of hidden talent that you never even thought you had.

Every day, more people are using the internet to start a side business, full time self employment or create a new revenue stream. There are always problems in the startup process. Issues that crop up that we didn’t expect, in addition to the problems that we did expect. But the solution isn’t more time or money, the solution is more clarity.