When was the last time you dreamed? I don’t mean when you woke up from a weird Alice-in-Wonderland-type dream; when was the last time you had BIG dreams of what you wanted to do or where you wanted to go? What motivates you to move forward in your business, other than the need to pay bills?
So often entrepreneurs forget about the big picture of why they started their business, and they get burnt out after putting so much concentrated focus on their daily business tasks. Do you have anything to look forward to while growing your business? What’s your ultimate goal?
Define Your Goals
Think about what you want simply by asking yourself some questions:
- Where do you want to be with your business in the next year? In 5 years? In 10 years?
- How much money do you want to make in these same time frames?
- Do you want to hire employees or a virtual team?
- What services or products do you want to offer your clients?
- Where do you want to live?
- What’s on that bucket list?
Creating a Vision Board for Motivation
I adore creating vision boards because they are visual reminders of what you want to achieve. They also serve as a daily reminder of what makes you happy and they are meant to give you motivation when you just don’t feel like working that day.
Take those answers to your goals questions and find a visual representation for each one. Most people use old magazine pictures and paste them on a piece of poster board. Go digital and use online photos to paste into a Word document. Take notice of photos that catch your eye, even if it doesn’t specifically answer a goal question. There’s something that attracted your subconscious to the photo so it’s worth posting on your vision board. Post your vision board prominently in your office or as your computer wallpaper so you can see it every day. And remember that action is mandatory in order to reach those goals.
Wrap-Up
For many entrepreneurs, you are making more progress toward your goals than you realize. Celebrate the wins you have made at this point. Once you have your vision board complete post a picture of the board in the comment section.
