This week has been a theme of aligned vision in my one-on-one sessions.
Clients have wanted to make sure that they are taking aligned action to their big vision.
It made me think…
There exists a rare breed of individuals on this planet, the visionaries who see beyond the immediacy of their circumstances, beyond the haze of uncertainty, and into another possibility.
Their vision is not one of fleeting ambition but one that deeply resonates with themselves.
It is not merely about achieving an outcome (tick that one-off-the-list attitude) but being congruent with who they are in what drives them and the present.
But a vision, no matter how grand or clear, is merely a dream without the tethering force of action.
One of my Christmas gifts was Seneca, a series of his writings.
He said, “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
Many coaches don’t achieve their vision not because their vision is impossible but because they have doubt, attachment to immediate results, or fear of failure.
Your task is not only to hold the vision but to trust the process.
Even in the face of uncertainty.
Imagine The Vision As A Mirror of the Self
To have a vision is to hold a mirror to the deepest aspects of oneself.
The world is constantly reflecting on you.
We have the ability to use a vision as a path to get to know more of ourselves.
But we must distinguish between what is within our control and what is out of our control.
Our vision, our values, and actions belong to us.
The outcome, the timeline, does not.
One of the greatest enemies of vision is attachment to time.
We become attached to it when it must unfold.
Human beings are wired to seek security and to cling to known outcomes.
Yet, the very nature of vision requires an embrace of the unknown.
When one clings too tightly to how things should be, they resist the organic unfolding of what could be.
There is a paradox in creation:
- one must care deeply, yet not be consumed;
- hold firmly, yet remain open.
A vision is like a tree.
It requires roots (values and intention) but must also grow in accordance with the conditions it faces.
The wind may bend its branches, and the seasons may alter its form, but so long as it continues to grow in alignment with its nature, spirit, and the universe, it fulfils its purpose.
Trusting the Process
Trust is not passivity.
It is active.
You master the willingness to engage without needing to control.
The visionary moves forward not with desperate force but with deliberate action.
Think Power Versus Force
They understand that time and effort compound.
The unseen forces of life conspire in favour of those who remain steady in their course.
Can you hold steady even when life becomes bumpy?
What stands in the way becomes the way.
This is not to say that there is no resistance, no moments of doubt.
It’s the internal knowing that your vision is done.
The Legacy of the Visionary
It is not a question of if but when.
The visionary understands that their role is not to force things into being but to continue to align with themselves and their vision.
It takes patience and persistence.
Your job is to hold the vision, trust the process, and continue to work on the unseen to be seen.
Tanya Cross
Leadership Coach & The Coaches Coach
Master Certified Demartini Method Facilitator
BAppSoSc (Counselling)
