Does Your Strategy Have 2020 Vision?
Even though 20/20 vision is about clarity of sight with distance, this actually was referring to the year 2020.
Do you remember in the 80’s when we sang, Party Like its 1999. Did we think we would live in a world like the Jetson’s by now? Well we are not there yet, but the world is changing faster. The last 6 months to a year seemed to change as much as the first 9 years of the decade combined. Technology is rapidly shaping the world.
With this decade coming to an end and a new one beginning… I wanted to give a months notice that we need to really take a look forward. However, it will be just as important to take a look back where the only real 20/20 vision is useful.
As the world moves faster our visions gets shorter… We lose track of long-term goals because we do not feel like they will be as relevant because of all the change. The problem I see with most long term plans is that they are isolated and not contingent.
Goals are basically intentions… right? Your strategy needs to have goals that are congruent and leading you where you ultimately want to end up. It is easy to get off track. The first half of the decade I thought I had all these great “goals” of getting my MBA and other isolated things. They were great in their own way but they were not leading me to where I wanted to go.
I do personal branding workshops & boot camps… and really worked hard putting together 10 steps that help hinge upon themselves that will keep you going toward your ultimate goal. Success is not an event, it is a journey. It is taking a look at everything that is possible and defining its potential and putting action steps into performance. Every action needs to set you up for your next action and build upon that.
So as you start thinking about the next decade, use 2020 vision.
