Create Your Vision

“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.” - Helen Keller

Vision Requires Desire Careful and thoughtful planning Focus You to see the end before you begin

Vision Provides You With: Hope for your future A roadmap for success

Creating Your Vision Step by Step Step One: Take Inventory Step Two: Use Your Imagination Step Three: Set Goals Step Four: Identifying Role Models and Mentors Step Five: Staying Focused Step Six: Enjoy the Journey

Step 1 – Take Inventory Note your talents, gifts, and abilities Note what gives your life meaning and joy

Step 2 – Use Your Imagination Look back at your list of talents, gifts, interests, and abilities Think about how you could use these things to achieve your dream life? I like to help others. This would help me in the medical field.

Step 3 – Setting Goals Realistic Meaningful Well Defined Exciting Progressive Fine Tuned Acted Upon Part of a healthy life

Step 4 – Identify Role Models and Mentors A role model is someone you admire and would like to model parts of your life after A mentor is someone who comes along side you and assists as needed

Step 5 – Staying Focused When you focus on your goals, you will be less likely to be distracted by things that will keep you from those goals.

Step 6 – Enjoy the Journey Achieving your goals may take years Take time to smell the roses along the way

Silent Reading Read pages 43-64 in the book entitled Nine Steps to Success: Teens Can Make a Difference by Stedman Graham Add to your Cornell Notes important details that were not covered in the previous slides

On Your Own