A vision statement is basically a declaration of objective based on some economic foresight
Career visions act as an inspirational image of the future that you want to achieve
You want your vision statement to remain basically the same ten years and twenty years down the road
Revisiting your vision statement every few years allows you to ensure that it still aligns with your values
There are three key components to a strong career vision statement
Make sure to mention who you want to help, including individual people and groups
It should speak to the change you want to create and the impact that you want to have
Get specific on the actions and contributions that you want to make along the way
While there is no wrong or right answer, it does take some time and intention to create a vision statement
Put yourself in the driver's seat of your career by putting in the time and thought to create you ideal vision statement
A career vision statement can act as your North Star for value alignment along the way
There are tools that you can leverage to actually create your career vision statement
Writing your retirement party speech allows you to imagine and be inspired to make the right decisions to get there
Identify the key relationships that you want with the people that will attend your retirement party
Write out the legacy that you want to leave behind and how you want people to benefit
Define in detail what perfection looks like in your career and what you would have to achieve to get there
Reflect on common themes and words from these exercises and look to them as a point of focus
3 Key Points:
Vision statements give both companies and individuals something to lean on to make sure they are heading down the right path.
Who you want to help, impact you want to make, and how you're going to do it are the three things that make up a strong vision statement.
Tools to create your career vision statement include writing your retirement speech, the people who would attend your retirement party, and defining the legacy you want to leave.
Tweetable Quotes:
"A career vision is an inspirational idea of the future to use to guide your career decision-making process." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
"You want to make sure it's something that is meaningful to you today, but you can revisit it." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
"There's no right or wrong answer here, but it does take some intention." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
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