Vision + Action: The winning combination

It's a vision thing.  How often have you heard in the press or in your own life that without a clear vision for the future, you many not ever meet your goals.  When I saw this quote earlier today I was struck by the truth and power of both of these statements.  We've all seen it.  Too often there is a plan or vision for what a company, group or individual plan on doing - and then it falls short on the implementation side of things.

I happen to agree with this old Japanese proverb wholeheartedly however - what is even worse is when we take action by have no plan.  I'm just as guilty of this as anyone over the course of my life.  In an effort to try and make something happen, we immediately spring into action without taking the time to plan.  Over time, there have been any number of times where I moved first without taking the time to make an action plan and the results were at best poor and at worst terrible.

As you wrap up the weekend, give some thought to what your plan for the coming week looks like.  Do you have a vision that also holds options for you to execute?  Do you have an action plan that will enable you to make progress against your goals in a tangible way this week?  Never forget that you need to take action to reach your goals every day... but action without vision truly is a nightmare!  Hope you had a great weekend - and make it a great start to the new week! #startuplife #NoLetUp #WhateverItTakes #ExecutingDaily #NoNightmareHere #Thriving