Comments on: Vision vs. “It”

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:50:27 +0000

What you are saying really resonates with me. My core values reveal to me my truest intentions. When all is stripped away, what’s left. What do I fight for daily? What gets my juices flowing and what is the fire that forges my sword? For me, it is to see us all get the opportunity to be the best we can be. So, the MLK blog rang true also. “I have a dream.” I think MLK fought and died for his core values, not a vision.

By: Karen Bontrager

Karen Bontrager — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:25:44 +0000

I like the way you unpacked your experience with vision. A person’s experiences can have more impact than a stated theory. After all, who can argue with real life experience. I’m energized my truth that is generated through undeniable real life experiences. Of course, sometimes we have to check the conclusions we draw from those experiences. And yeah – I was totally hearing core values in what you wrote. The cool thing is, at least in my EXPERIENCE, is that core values are the common threads that run through our lives, no matter what we’re doing, what the life season is or the life stage. It’s the ‘why’ behind what we do; it’s our ‘to die fors’. Kind of makes knowing your core values a real plus, if one wants to consistently live life in a way that resonates deeply – feeling that you are doing and being what you were created for. Like a lot of things, I’ve found this to be an unfolding process of discovery. I’m still on the journey.

By: Amber Bontrager

Amber Bontrager — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:53:40 +0000

I enjoyed reading this post and when you mentioned core values in relation to ‘it’, I couldn’t help but think, ‘yes, exactly!’ It lead me to journal about core values myself. Thanks! Amber Bontrager

By: Lee Goff

Lee Goff — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:53:02 +0000

I empathize with your previouse confusion regarding vision and your frustration. If I have learned anyting about vision over the decades of either running or owning a business, it is this one thing: Vision is a moving target. It is a goal you want to reach, but the manner in which you travel to get there is elusive and ever changing. It is somewhat like the gaps in “The Purpose Driven Life”…..great book, but has a glaring gap. Who says we have only one Purpose? Doesnt each day bring a new purpose as God moves different people into our lives? Arent those daily purposes part of our preparation to achieve a larger purpose? In business, our vision is or should be the same for everyone: To give results beyond expectations; expectations to be determined by each customer. How we do that is the ‘moving target” part. We can define vision a hundred different ways, but all of them boil down to anticipating or creating a need, then filling that need beyond expectations. All the rest is just how we achieve that, and in achieving that, we adapt to the perception of filling that need. That perception is defined by the customer, and it is inarguably their reality.

This is where God becomes so valuable, and sensitivity to the Spirit is all important. The Father sees the bigger picture; how personal and corporate relate to each customer, as well as how those two relate to your own needs, as determined by Him. God can define your corporate vision, if you allow Him to, and give you direction in getting their, as accurate and successful as any GPS will lead you to a destination.

Fill the need beyond expectations as determined by God. Corporately or personally, it works each day, each year, each decade, each life.