Listen up…….
Imagine spending hours in the kitchen preparing Thanksgiving Dinner, but not taking the time to sit down, relax and enjoy the meal with your loved ones. What about attending your monthly networking luncheon where you accumulate 2 dozen business cards, but then you fail to follow through or make any phone calls? Can you imagine spending 3 evenings working diligently on your research paper that’s 1/2 your grade, then forgetting to turn it in!
Sounds absurd doesn’t it? Nobody would really fail to do something that important would they? Oh yes they would. A family dinner not enjoyed, a networking event not resulting in anything, or a research paper trashed because you missed the deadline….not exactly the end of the world.
But I’ve had clients take this same” fail-to-follow-through” approach when it comes to their LifeVision. And as far as I’m concerned, the consequence of this DOES matter.
Spending 8-10 hours in crafting your Ideal Life via your vision statements is only HALF of the process. And of course your taskmaster (that would be ME) is there overseeing it’s accomplishment. But LISTENING to your LifeVision is equally important. (And NO…I’m not there to crack the whip.)
The combination of clarifying your vision (writing it) and then focusing on it (by listening daily) is what produces the results of manifesting your ideal life. How will your life vision imprint upon your subconscious if you don’t actually listen to it?
So this is just my reminder to you to develop a consistent habit of listening to your Personal Mission Statement (LifeVision) every single day. Determine a time of day that is suitable for this small task. It’s not difficult because you can multi-task while listening. I listen to mine each day (on my iPod) while I’m exercising. My husband listens to his on a burned CD while driving to work every morning. Other people I know make it a habit to listen each time they are in their car alone. And a handful of others even listen just prior to falling asleep at night. It doesn’t matter WHEN you do it….it just matters that you DO IT!
So recommit to that VERY important process of listening….it’s easy! Share with us our renewed commitment and/or what has made it easy for you to listen everyday.
I do the same thing! I listen to mine while I work out at the gym or go on a walk outside. I go through phases of listening to it and not listening to it, and every time I get back in to the habit of listening to it daily, I ask myself, “Why did I ever stop listening to this?!” It’s such a good reminder of my goals! When they are in my mind on a daily basis, I’m more likely to do something about them and take steps necessary to achieving them! This is a good reminder. I need to dust mine off again!
Writing it is only half accomplished. Imprint it by LISTENING! Go Melissa!
After such a great success story of my own, it seems rediculous to not listen to my Life Vision every day. I listen to mine on the way to work in my car. If I hit all the lights right, it fits perfectly in the drive.
If you hit the lights “wrong” do you get to listen to it twice?
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Thanks! Hope you can continue to add to the discussion.