The Broader View Blog

A vision board is a visual representation of your goals, aspirations and dreams. It can help you to focus on what you want to achieve and motivate you to take action towards achieving it. But let’s be real – does that work? Let’s take another approach, that could actually get us what what we really want.

Michael Beckwith is a spiritual teacher and author who is the founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his teachings on the power of intention and the law of attraction, and has written several books on spirituality and personal growth.

This past week I heard two different people say they felt like they should have “done” more over the Thanksgiving break.

Less couch potato, more Marie Kondo.

“Vegging out” has gotten a bad rap as an excuse to be lazy and waste your time. But we all know that creating blank space for ourselves to decompress and recharge is critical as Visionaries.

I started using the term “intentional vegging”.

The Visioning process is simple, but we can complicate it by overthinking it. Let’s peel back the layers and dig deep to find out what you truly want.

As a leader, you so often have a million things to get done. One of the BIGGEST daily challenges is figuring out where to put your focus. Like a garden, you are tending to your business needs daily.

The quote by Harv Eker goes, “Where attention goes, energy flows and results show.”

Gratitude. What a loaded word, especially during weeks like this where you might be traveling, prepping, hosting, anticipating, or any other multitude of stressful activities that find you wondering.. what am I grateful for?

Let’s explore a different perspective on gratitude.

Despite these terms often being used interchangeably, they are contrast and compliment each other in key ways.

A Vision is a definition of success at a specific point in the future. On the other hand, a Mission is aspirational. We’re never going to get there, we would never even be able to get there and the point isn’t actually to get there.

The holidays are a lot.

Let’s be honest, even if you’re spending it with friends and not your ridiculous uncle, you’re still likely to encounter a few ingredients that could make for a stressful trip.

Traveling in all shapes and flavors, winter weather conditions, your dog eating a bag of Ghirardelli in your backseat the night before… From dry turkey to introducing your partner for the first time (plus covid still out there), there’s plenty to anticipate during Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, or any festive event where you’ll be #blessed to be reunited with family and friends.

Yes, I wrote a guide – because who doesn’t need a few tips for overcoming fear, you know?

Are you a leader that finds yourself forcing yourself just to get through the day? Has work begun to feel like a chore, or you’ve lost the fire that lit you up in the beginning?

Creating room for inspired action is a HUGE part of living your Vision into existence and I show you how to do exactly that in this article.

If you’ve read a business book, listened to an entrepreneurial podcast or attended a leadership webinar lately, chances are you’ve heard the word “Vision”. At the same time, chances are that no one really told you what Vision actually means, or how to do it for yourself. Here’s how.