Life purpose, Vision, Dreams and Goals are not mashed toghether as one. I would like to explain the true fine line between each of them and how it is linked to one another.
First thing first, set a life direction that should be the guiding light in setting your vision, dreams and goals. Everyone has only one life direction that is called the LIFE Purpose. Then define a LIFE Purpose statement as detailed as possible that truly matches with the most meaningful or fulfilling things you have done / to be done in future. As for me, my LIFE Purpose statement is "To help myself and other finding peace and happiness to achieve harmony and strike balance in life".
With Life Purpose clearly defined, go to set your visions that are the same as Dreams. Ask yourself what do you want to be in order to achieve your life purpose. The most common dreams such as buying bangolow, won luxury cars, be asset-rich, debt-free, ect. If there are only things you dreams, then you are having a RESTRICTED dream that only benefit yourself and family. Remember our success and wealth don't just create by you alone but is the result of many other people's effort in the business world who had helped us one way or any. We should be thankful to many of them who may not know us and eventually CONTRIBUTE back to the society. You might want to have a vision to be an caring ambassador in a big charity project that will provide support and financial aids to million of needy. If you stops after the first dream, you will find yourself stuck and mid-life crisis may happen to you. Move on to another dreams and strive for it.
To achieve your dreams and visions, you needs to set action plan that is your goals. Set a SMART "short-term" goals to measure your performance in achiving certain target that closer to your dream. Encourage yourself to do something every day and you will find you have progress more at the end of a week or month. Stretch yourself by setting goals is very challenging. The more mistake you make, more chance to do correction and more sucessful you become.
To summarize, first define your LIFE Purpose statement. Then set your vision or dreams to be completed within a specified timeframe. Plan your action with challenging goals. After achieving your dreams, set new one also aligned with your life purpose and set new goals. Life long education is only possible if you keeps on setting new dreams.
Be a winner in your heart to unleash hidden power within you.
