vision+&+commitment

What would you like to do? Learn to play an i nstrument? Get fit & healthy? Get a great job? What is stopping you? Do you have the vision & commitment? What is vision? How much commitment do I need? Find your voice (goals), strengthen it and sing! Below is a way to think about life (meeting needs) || (discipline) || (do what's right) ||
 * whole person || 4 needs || 4 intelligences/ capacities || 4 attributes || voice* ||
 * body || to live || physical intelligence || discipline || need
 * mind || to learn || mental intelligence || vision || talent
 * heart || to love || emotional intelligence || passion || passion ||
 * spirit || to leave a legacy || spiritual intelligence || conscience || conscience
 * voice: unique personal significance

eg Have you wanted to take up a community project? Do you have a personal goal? Is there a need for this project/ idea/ service..? Will your conscience inspire you to take action? Do your talents match the need? Can you discipline/ focus your talents to find a solution? Does the work involved in the solution draw on your talents & passion? Out of **need** grows **vision**- vision to multiply your capacity and those around you to meet similar needs & inspire them to find their **voice** Vision= desire, dreams, hopes, goals & plans. Not fantasies, reality not yet brought to the physical sphere yet. Vision is not simply what is possible 'out there', but what we see in others- believing in them & helping them dicover their potential & voice.

Journal writing: How many things that we have today started as dreams or what many thought of as pure fantasy: space ships, telephone, heart transplants... Many things are created twice: first, a mental creation; second, a physical creation. Write a science fiction description of the fridge/ car/ clothes of the future

Activity: How does this relate to setting goals? Can you answer 'yes' to the following? 1. What **need** do I sense (in my family, community, work?) 2. Do i possess a true **talent** that, if disciplined and applied, can meet the need? 3. Does the opportunity to meet this need tap into my **passion**? 4. Does my **conscience** inspire me to take action & become involved?

If 'yes' can you make a habit of developing a plan of action & working to it? Soon you will find your voice in life - being meaningful and satisfying

complete the following table:
 * family || needs || talent / ability || passion || conscience ||
 * personal ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * community ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * personal ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * community ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * community ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Journal writing: Do we need to leave a legacy? What is a legacy? What are some of the types of legacy that can be left? What are other terms/ meanings for legacy? Does this mean that people who are not working towards leaving a legacy will not be happy?