Business Advice: Rely On Your Long Term Vision

I wasn’t basking lakeside to escape my heavy entrepreneurial work load or miss an important business event but because I had no ability to work. Due to an unexpected, temporary eye condition, I lost my close-up vision and with that came an inability to write, type, read, text or post anything. What is a woman entrepreneur to do?

Without technology to rule my day, I turned to the only thing I thought I could do to continue working , I loaded my bike on my car, drove to Long Branch Park, biked to a quiet place where I could glance out over the tranquil waters and envision long range plans for my company. What struck me basking in this calm environment was the fact; I don’t give myself enough time to contemplate long term visions for my business. I don’t think most entrepreneurs do either.

Business owners are compelled every day to accomplish what is on their to-do list for the week, impulsively following a daily routine, not taking a breath or moment to just ponder what we should be envisioning for our personal and corporate future. I can tell you for a fact when you don’t have any short term vision; you must focus only on what you see in the distance.

After an hour of staring across the lake, I got back on my bike with 5 exciting, new ideas to start working on as soon as my short range vision returned. Without the loss of my close-up vision yesterday, I would have never discovered the awesome ideas I have stirring in my mind this morning.