Today and for the next several posts I want to communicate a cycle that every entrepreneur should be following, and that is the Cycle of Achievement.  The Cycle of Achievement, which is taken from the best selling book Launching A Leadership Revolution, will help get you to where you need to be as a leader and a business owner.  Like John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership!”  So learn these principles, apply them, and rise to the top!  By the way, I suggest you go buy the book!  It’s full of great content!!

 

 

The leadership-development process is where a leader begins the work that he or she is about and uses that experience to gain ability and understanding.  It is this work that propels the leader up the ascending levels of influence (which is I may do another series about that later).

 

 

The cycle of achievement has several different steps a leader needs to follow.  We are going to talk about each step in depth.

 

 

So let’s talk today about the first step on the cycle which is Vision.  Vision is tomorrow’s reality expressed as an idea today.  Leaders must first have a vision of where they desire to take themselves and their organization.  Without this vision the dreams will never become reality.  Leaders must have a desire to make something happen, to change he way things are, to create something that now one else has ever created before.

 

 

Here is another spin on vision…Vision comes from the picture of a dream in the leaders mind.  One doesn’t always get what one wants, and one doesn’t always get what one deserves, but one does generally get what one pictures.  Having a clear mental picture is the vision the leader carries and casts.  Some call it visualization.

 

 

I do this all the time.  When I am in a Jiu-Jitsu tournament I visualize what I am going to do to my opponent before the match.  I am visualizing how I am moving, how I am going to set up for the takedown, what chokes I am going to be using, what submission moves I will be executing on him, what I will be doing when I get in certain positions, etc.  This helps prepare me for the match, helps me think like a winner, and helps my mental game stay positive because I am picturing myself winning.

 

 

Take this visualization technique to the business world.  You need to visualize yourself being successful, getting that raise, being successful in your home business, becoming debt free, etc.  Visualize how you are going to feel when you accomplish your goal. What are you going to do?  How will it change your life?  Your interaction with people?  What will be the next step?  These questions are all important for you to “feel” your goal before you actually get it because by you answering these questions it will help you get the drive you need to succeed.

 

 

So make sure you have that vision before you set your goals.  It reminds me of a great ’80s movie Vision Quest about a wrestler that wants to be at the top.  He first had that vision to be the best and then he went out and did several steps to become the best.

 

 

Make your vision become your reality!

 

 

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Michael Feil explains the Cycle of Achievement for business owners. http://michaelfeil.com/the-cycle-of-achievement/

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