What is your vision?

„𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” – Steve Jobs

What is your vision?

Two years ago I was in this place in my life where I felt like I was having a great life in so many ways. I loved my apartment and life in Hannover, had amazing friends, worked in an exciting project in Liberia, and I had a great relationship with my bosses. And still! Something was missing. Something didn’t feel like me being truly who I was and wanted to be.

Asking myself the questions “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀?” made me feel stuck and constricted.

Feeling like that time just passed so quickly in routines and in the 9 to 5s, living from job to job, back to square one after a project, dependent on others and their schedules, working for their goals but not mine, sectioning my life into work and “free time”.

I have done a lot over the years to find my true purpose. But I have always looked for solutions on the outside. I was hoping that one day it would just present itself to me. And I definitely got stuck on the HOW. How was I going to find out what I really wanted? How was I going to make it happen? How was I going to even start?

Then last year I really understood that I have to just focus inward. And to start working on gaining clarity on my vision for my life! And on my WHYs. Understanding that with more clarity and conviction on my WHYs I would also get to work on who I needed to become to achieve that vision and through that I would figure out the HOW.

After my decision two years ago and especially after the six months in the Rockies I knew that I needed to change. I knew I had to step up and take charge.And once I committed to that and opened up I did find the HOW. In form of an opportunity that allows me to work towards my vision. Creating financial independence, flexibility and working on my own terms! But more so an opportunity that sent me on my journey of personal growth first. Because to become successful I have to start with my mindset. Which is what I have been doing over the past months. With the help of coaching and workshops focused on personal growth. Learning from the best and together with those who are on the same journey as I am.

It is a journey and process that will forever continue as I will never stop learning and growing. But just to feel so much more clarity after the past months, knowing my vision and my WHYs, has been so empowering! And so motivating! And has created so much change in such short amount of time.

And as much as it means that I get to envision the life that I want. For me it is also a feeling. A feeling I have felt in the past and relate to when I think about what I want to achieve in my life.

After weeks on the water making it through several challenges and after I had just paddled nine hours down the river and 20 miles across the lake I had arrived at a boat ramp. Where I was to meet a friend. Who said to me when he met me waiting for him sitting there overlooking the water that I looked so CONTENT!

Which is exactly how I felt! And how I want to feel. Content. Strong. Courageous. Passionate. And connected!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀?