Vision Statements

Most of us are reaching for an outcome when what we actually want is a feeling.

Which is why a vision should describe more than what we hope to achieve. Done well, it can shape not only where we are going, but how we want to feel along the way.

For many years, mine focused almost exclusively on outcomes. Ambitious, inspiring, future oriented. They worked, and something always felt incomplete, as though I were reaching toward a distant horizon and waiting for life to begin once I finally arrived.

Eventually I saw what was missing. The future goals were not the real destination. The feelings were.
I had been describing the vehicle and calling it the journey.

Strip away the achievements, possessions and milestones, and what remains is simpler. Freedom. Peace. Vitality. Connection. Purpose.

The outcome is the vehicle. The feeling is the actual desire.

That realization changed how I write vision statements. Now I try to create visions that are not trapped in the future, containing qualities that can be embodied right now.

A vision that only exists someday turns life into a waiting room. A vision rooted in present experience can be lived immediately.

The idea is simple: instead of waiting to become the person who feels it, we practice becoming that person now.

And why stop at one? Every area of life benefits from this kind of clarity. Health. Relationships. Business. Contribution. Growth.

One of my health and fitness vision statements reads:

I am LIGHT, STRONG, FIT, and FLEXIBLE. I am in harmony with my body and enjoy a BALANCED diet.

Notice it is written as a present reality rather than a future aspiration.

So the invitation is simple. Write your vision in a way that lets you live it today.

Because the most beautiful outcomes tend to arrive when we have stopped waiting for them to make us whole. They arrive once we are already embodying the qualities we hoped they would bring.

Chief Editor

Tal Gur is an impact-driven creator at heart. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 life goals around the globe. Tal's journey and recent book, The Art of Fully Living, inspired him to found Elevate Society.