I’ve often heard people say the secret is to be clear on what your goals are.  Think about what you want and then you can attain your goals. 

But why do so many of us not stop to take the time to think about what is so important in our own life?  Quite simply, I’ve come up with 5 words that help me define why clarity is so important: vision, progress, prosperity, freedom and life.

Vision:  when you dream you have visions of what you want your life to be.  If you document your dreams, or just write them down, you will have an idea of what you want. You can work on this story of your dreams and start to see what you want.  This clarification piece, I’m going to call your vision.

Progress:  once you have completed your vision, you now have clarification as to what you want and you can start to plan how to get there.  You will now be able to see your progress as you have a focus.  I know that when I have a focus I can measure my progress.  Even if my vision is to have clean and orderly house, I can see my progress every morning if my kitchen is clear of dishes from the day before.  It’s that simple, what progress you are making towards your vision.

Prosperity:  I notice that when I am making progress in an area of my life, I’m not creating chaos in other areas.  I’m staying focused on my vision.  Too often we don’t complete things and start something new distracting ourselves from completing a previous task… how can you gain anything if you don’t have things completed.  You’re not leaving room in your life for prosperity and success if there’s too left undone.  Even marketing experts in business say, do one thing and do it well.  That’ll create prosperity.

Freedom:  Let’s face t, it’s no surprise, when you have all the time and money in the world, you’re pretty free to do whatever you want.  to get there, you need to be consistent with the dream that you had and stay focused .  once you accomplish those goals you are free to move on to other areas of your life.

Life:  Life is about living.  When you do things well and successfully, you have the confidence to continue and move forward with new dreams.  The clarity in your life today may be one simple area of your life; however, with progress in attaining that vision, you will prosper to a new level giving you freedom in your life to continuing living.

Can it be that simple?  I’m thinking so!  You can have many dreams on your “to do list”.  My recommendation is to pick one and master that one and you’ll soon be moving onto your next dream.  Have I made myself clear?

© Anne McGurty. 2010.  Strategize and Organize.