Create a Vision and Stick To It [ Article + Video ]
In order to ever achieve that masterpiece, Robbins believes that you must have faith that it could actually happen and imagine your life as it would be. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible,” says Robbins. But, beyond that, success requires a vision; goals are only the stepping-stones on the way to that vision.
“Create a vision and never let the environment, other people's beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions,” says Robbins. “Ignore conventional wisdom.” Even in the face of doubt or controversy, have faith in that vision. Cling to it in the knowledge that you have the right to achieve nothing less than what you want for your life.
“You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams, and the power of your true vision to create and contribute,” says Robbins. “It is a fight between those who will tell you what you cannot do, and that part of you that knows – and has always known – that we are more than our environment; and that a dream, backed by an unrelenting will to attain it, is truly a reality with an imminent arrival.”
Before success must come a visualization of it, believes Robbins. He points to Albert Einstein, who “changed history not because he was smarter, but because he had a vision and followed trough with it. He knew what he wanted and that vision never waned. That power is in all of us, and when harnessed, can lead you on a path toward ultimate achievement.” Whether it’s Einstein or another great achiever, Robbins believes lessons can be drawn from their experiences. “If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results,” he says.
Having a vision does not mean, however, that you have to be positive to the point of naiveity about whatever situation you may be facing. “Most who say they're skeptical or pessimistic are really gutless because they don't want to get their hopes up – they don't want to be disappointed. They don't want to look naïve or fail,” says Robbins. “I believe, ‘See it as it is.’ No worse than it is, but just as it is, so you have a reason to try or make it better. Just see it as it really is…You've got to see it better than it is because without a vision, people perish. Once you have that vision, you've got to make the vision a reality by action on a consistent basis.”
“Create a vision and never let the environment, other people's beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions,” says Robbins. “Ignore conventional wisdom.” Even in the face of doubt or controversy, have faith in that vision. Cling to it in the knowledge that you have the right to achieve nothing less than what you want for your life.
“You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams, and the power of your true vision to create and contribute,” says Robbins. “It is a fight between those who will tell you what you cannot do, and that part of you that knows – and has always known – that we are more than our environment; and that a dream, backed by an unrelenting will to attain it, is truly a reality with an imminent arrival.”
Before success must come a visualization of it, believes Robbins. He points to Albert Einstein, who “changed history not because he was smarter, but because he had a vision and followed trough with it. He knew what he wanted and that vision never waned. That power is in all of us, and when harnessed, can lead you on a path toward ultimate achievement.” Whether it’s Einstein or another great achiever, Robbins believes lessons can be drawn from their experiences. “If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results,” he says.
Having a vision does not mean, however, that you have to be positive to the point of naiveity about whatever situation you may be facing. “Most who say they're skeptical or pessimistic are really gutless because they don't want to get their hopes up – they don't want to be disappointed. They don't want to look naïve or fail,” says Robbins. “I believe, ‘See it as it is.’ No worse than it is, but just as it is, so you have a reason to try or make it better. Just see it as it really is…You've got to see it better than it is because without a vision, people perish. Once you have that vision, you've got to make the vision a reality by action on a consistent basis.”
