How To Increase Your Stamina As You Pursue Your Goals
The power of collaborative vision boards
Posted on 12-24-2019, Read Time: Min
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If you set a goal and you want to achieve it, you need both stick-to-itiveness and stamina. You might lump these terms together in your mind, but they are not the same thing. Stick-to-itiveness is driven by an attitude of staying in it to win it. Stamina is the physical and mental ability to do all the things that come with that attitude.
The distinction is important. Just because you really, really want to do it doesn’t mean that you will do it. We’ve all seen examples of that in our own lives. You need to make sure that you are mentally and physically resourced to succeed. You must check in from time-to-time to make sure that you’re doing what you need to do to achieve your goal.
Building up your stamina will keep you going and doing what you need to do. Even if your mental agility is crisp and on point and you want to stick with it, if your stamina is low, it won’t allow you to get the work done. If you’re looking for ways to boost your stamina, one tool I recommend is a vision board. Before you roll your eyes and say, “That sounds so cheesy,” let me explain how our company gets value from it.
The distinction is important. Just because you really, really want to do it doesn’t mean that you will do it. We’ve all seen examples of that in our own lives. You need to make sure that you are mentally and physically resourced to succeed. You must check in from time-to-time to make sure that you’re doing what you need to do to achieve your goal.
Building up your stamina will keep you going and doing what you need to do. Even if your mental agility is crisp and on point and you want to stick with it, if your stamina is low, it won’t allow you to get the work done. If you’re looking for ways to boost your stamina, one tool I recommend is a vision board. Before you roll your eyes and say, “That sounds so cheesy,” let me explain how our company gets value from it.
The Power of Collaborative Vision Boards
For those who don’t know what a vision board is, it’s essentially a poster board (or you can use a trifold board like you did for the middle school science fair) with visuals (usually pictures from magazines) that represent your goals and aspirations.
In my organization, we encourage teams to succeed by creating individual vision boards that they share in a team environment. Then we compile some of those key elements into a team vision board. Our team members find a lot of support from one another.
One of our branches in Texas determined that not only would they do vision boards individually and as a team, but also, each person put on their desk a picture frame with one or two things they’re envisioning. Then they determine the number and volume of sales that they will need to achieve in order to reach that goal.
Each person in that office has a buddy to whom they are accountable. For ten minutes a day or less, they talk about their vision, how they’re progressing toward achieving it, what’s necessary, what they need to tweak or adjust, and how to go about doing it.
A big part of that team vision is to be invited to attend our company’s annual Founders’ Club celebration, which is an all-expenses paid trip where we wine and dine certain employees and show our gratitude for a job well done. Each office I’ve visited recently has a big vision board hanging up in their employee lounge with pictures of next year’s Founders’ Club destination and the goal they need to reach as a team to get there. They even add a thermometer graphic to illustrate their progress toward that goal.
Every time I see those boards, I’m excited because I know it’s encouraging teamwork.
In my organization, we encourage teams to succeed by creating individual vision boards that they share in a team environment. Then we compile some of those key elements into a team vision board. Our team members find a lot of support from one another.
One of our branches in Texas determined that not only would they do vision boards individually and as a team, but also, each person put on their desk a picture frame with one or two things they’re envisioning. Then they determine the number and volume of sales that they will need to achieve in order to reach that goal.
Each person in that office has a buddy to whom they are accountable. For ten minutes a day or less, they talk about their vision, how they’re progressing toward achieving it, what’s necessary, what they need to tweak or adjust, and how to go about doing it.
A big part of that team vision is to be invited to attend our company’s annual Founders’ Club celebration, which is an all-expenses paid trip where we wine and dine certain employees and show our gratitude for a job well done. Each office I’ve visited recently has a big vision board hanging up in their employee lounge with pictures of next year’s Founders’ Club destination and the goal they need to reach as a team to get there. They even add a thermometer graphic to illustrate their progress toward that goal.
Every time I see those boards, I’m excited because I know it’s encouraging teamwork.
Keep Your Vision Board Where You’ll See It
My vision board serves as my iPad background, so it’s present with me wherever I go. It’s also framed and hanging up in my closet. My vision board is a great reminder of why I’m doing what I’m doing. Some people find areas in their home that they dedicate for a vision board. Others may keep it in a box in the trunk of their car and look at it every time they open their trunk. I like to have it present in intentional and unintentional moments. It keeps my courage up when I need it to achieve what I’m aspiring to.
It’s important to distinguish between the company’s goals and your goals when putting together your vision board. While the company’s goal may be $100,000 in sales, your personal vision may include the house that you’d like to buy. Underneath that house is the transactions, values, and timelines that are necessary in order to reach that goal.
On the vision board, I find it’s helpful to also include an outcome you want to achieve. On my vision board is a picture that has a person in it who matters to me. Around it are the things that need to be achieved in alignment with what that picture represents to me.
Your vision board should display the things that matter behind why you’re doing something. It’s really important to have those images visually in front of you.
The article is adapted from Acting Up.
It’s important to distinguish between the company’s goals and your goals when putting together your vision board. While the company’s goal may be $100,000 in sales, your personal vision may include the house that you’d like to buy. Underneath that house is the transactions, values, and timelines that are necessary in order to reach that goal.
On the vision board, I find it’s helpful to also include an outcome you want to achieve. On my vision board is a picture that has a person in it who matters to me. Around it are the things that need to be achieved in alignment with what that picture represents to me.
Your vision board should display the things that matter behind why you’re doing something. It’s really important to have those images visually in front of you.
The article is adapted from Acting Up.
Author Bio
| Janice Bryant Howroyd is the Founder of ActOne. She is also the bestselling author of Acting Up: Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom. Visit www.askjbh.com Connect Janice Bryant Howroyd Follow @JBryantHowroyd |
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