You must have a vision of the future
“You must have a vision of the future that includes yourself.”
When I first heard this, I was despondent. At the time I was comparing myself, my life, and my lack of employment history with the people around me. This comparison left me feeling less-than and ashamed of myself.
Hearing this simple statement helped me understand it wasn’t important how I measured up when compared with others. It was only important for me to be moving forward in my life.
Based on this statement and another I heard shortly thereafter, (The saying “I look inside myself and see my worth, and know that I am good“) I began to create a vision of my future.
Since then I’ve adapted this from the original. I believe that it works better to say:
“You must have a positive and realistic vision of your future.”
I added those three words, “positive and realistic,” because they’re so important.
Without these three words I risk delusion. I risk creating daydreams rather than realistic visions.
Original quote from Brian Holloway.