Your life on earth should count for something bigger than life itself.  God created you and I to be leaders of our own lives. Life should be a great adventure as you go from vision to vision, dream achievement to dream achievement. This should be the norm. You can live in a zone where anything is possible for you. But you must see with vision.
 

360 Interior LifeDesign Insight: Knowing and understanding what you were born to accomplish is purpose. Seeing your purpose in your mind by faith is vision.

As the leader of your life, it is your duty to clarify your vision and keep it in front of you at all times.  It becomes the fuel to your life’s engine. Are you going to live by design, or are you going to procrastinate and drift along? I seriously doubt you were designed to drift along. You were designed for destiny.  And writing your life plan enables you to draw out what’s already inside of you to fulfill your destiny.

Roll your works upon the Lord commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, so shall your plans be established and succeed.

God created you, designed you and equipped you with everything you need for your vision. Your heritage, your ethnicity, your skin tone, your dialect, your weight (well that’s negotiable , and your height are together packaged for the fulfillment of your vision. Here are 21 indisputable principles of vision that will spark your engine and spur you into vision mode:

1. Vision is your seeing-eye to where you are going in life.

2. Vision is the offspring of purpose. Your purpose will ignite your vision.

3. Vision is your recognized purpose.

4. Vision is the foundation of true leadership.

5. Vision: if you can see it, you can design it

6. Vision is distinctive, unique, organized, detailed, realistic

7. Vision is inspired by God.

8. Vision is future-focused and demand driven.

9. Vision is a legacy.

10. Vision is manifested in stages.

11. Vision is designed to make you uncomfortable.

12. Vision is a personality changer.

13. Vision is greater and more powerful than the visionary.

14. Vision is strategic.

15. Vision is why your exist.

16. Vision is the basis of all planning.

17. Vision is magnetic.

18. Vision is compelling.

19. Vision is emotional.

20. Vision is powerful.

21. Vision is the generator that empowers you to action.

Your mission in life and your vision are two different things. A mission is a general statement of purpose, what you stand for. Your vision is the product of a clear sense of purpose. Whatever your plans are, commit them to the Lord in prayer. Once you put them on paper, you will have plenty specifics to pray about. This is a vital step because no matter what you believe, you will need God’s direction.

If you need help flushing out your life plan and vision, contact me.

Live by Design,

© 2011 Dr. Deana Murphy All rights reserved.

I received an uplifting e-mail from my closest and best friend, Dyanne. We’ve been friends since grade school and still today she floods me with her love, encouragement, and admiration though we live miles apart.

Her e-mail came last night just as I was about to turn in for the evening–tired and edgy about something that interfered with my day. Not aware what was going on with me, Dyanne’s encouraging words were the ice cream on the cake. She told me that she was proud of me! Those simple words from my friend warmed my heart and made me cry. She cried too.

I felt compelled to encourage and motivate her. Here is in part what I
shared with my best friend. I too celebrate and encourage you today:

o It is not too late to do what’s in your heart to do.
o Step out! Refuse fear!
o Don’t allow anything or anyone hold you back!
o People will tell you that you can’t. Do it anyway.
o People will take advantage of you. Stick with it.
o People will not celebrate you. Walk in your confidence.
o Everything that you need is already within you. Know this!
o It’s okay to color outside the lines. Dare to be different.
o The world will look differently when you change within!

Not often enough do we hear these words from our peers, but we should. Dan Sullivan said this, “The size of the future you actually experience will largely be determined by one factor: people you choose to connect with. When you invite people who are truly committed to growth into every aspect of your life, your own potential for growth becomes truly unlimited.”

When was the last time you encouraged someone? How did it make you feel?
Let’s Talk.

Sharing my passion,
Deana