business strategy
B
usiness owners start their
businesses with a crystal
and champagne mindset
with enthusiasm to match.
They are passionate about an idea,
concept or product and a process is
put in place to bring that passion to
life. For many people “words” create a
picture in their mind, that helps them
to visualise what that business looks
like as the big picture. This is a right-
brain hemisphere activity. An example
of this is a car yard. The concept is to
sell cars and the visual going with that
idea is easily seen in the minds eye.
One of the very basic administrative
plans for success in business is a
business plan. A business plan is
a document that summarizes the
operational and financial objectives
of a business, usually a new one.
It contains the detailed plans and
budgets showing how the objectives
are to be realized. This is a practical
road map to the success of your
business. These plans are often
looked at every five years, or when
a new direction is being looked at.
This attention to detail is a left-brain
hemisphere activity.
Not every business owner connects
to a written document, although the
words are expressing their business
direction, they are too detailed to
‘see’ a picture that it represents.
Enter the UBER of business plans,
the Vision Board. A vision board is
a way of declaring or showing the
universe your intention for a more
satisfying life by gaining clarity on
your goals, dreams and aspirations.
A vision board is your personal blue
print, a visual road map for a success.
Created as a collage of positive,
uplifting and inspiring pictures and
words it helps to identify what you
desire to own in your life. Tapping
into your creative brain and accessing
subliminal and subconscious desires
for a more balanced or abundant life/
style, it brings these goals and dreams
to the conscious or current mindful
awareness.
The concept of being mindful and
focusing one’s attention to better
outcomes and solutions has gained
recent popularity due to The Secret
and the talk of the Law of Attraction.
These concepts demonstrated
how various people who practiced
mindfulness and an abundance
mentality by using positive actions
and affirmations to change their
current circumstances for the better.
The art of mindfulness and the visual
reminder on your vision board helps
“A vision board is
your personal blue
print, a visual road
map for a success.”
you to stay focused.
Anyone can benefit from a vision
board and they can be made in many
different ways. By not fully controlling
the pictures or words you cut out
will allow your subconscious brain to
choose ones that align to your visions
and goals. It is like taking the logic
away and being totally creative.
As with any business tools and
success planning it is a good practice
to review your progress on an annual
basis, reassess any accomplishments
during the year and upgrade new
growth potential and direction. Vision
Boards are lots of fun and can assist
business owners to gain clarity and to
align their vision, passion and purpose
to gain further business success.
Many famous people have used Vision
Boards to find achieve success:
Ellen DeGeneres used a vision board
about her dreams of being on the
cover of Oprah’s magazine; Spanx
Creator, Sara Blakely talks about using
visualization to be ‘self-employed,
invent a product that she could sell
to a lot of people; Katy Perry made
a vision board when she was nine
years old using a photo of a young
Latin pop singer holding her golden
statuette; and Beyonce has a picture
of an Academy award right near her
treadmill that she looks at daily. Their
dreams have all became reality.
Does creating a vision board mean
everything placed on it would come
true? No not always. However how
will you know what you want or desire
without first having identified what it
is? Knowledge is power...so be open
to new opportunities by creating
that knowledge. Vision Boards grow
your potential by making your goals
and dreams a part of your conscious
awareness, so that you will know
it, when it arrives. The other main
ingredient to success is ACTION,
without action, nothing will be
achieved.
AUTHOR
MARNEY PERNA
Author and Principle Consultant
www.Kinique.com