You Have All The Resources You Need

You already have all the resources you need to accomplish all the things you want to achieve. Sound too good to be true, doesn't it? Fact is, it is true. You do have all the resources you need. All of them. The questions are:

-how broad is your awareness of these resources

-which resources are we talking of here?

-and, for which needs?

There are countless resources that each individual possesses. It would be nigh impossible and self-defeating to attempt to discuss and highlight even a quarter of these resources in a short discourse as this one.

Let us take a look at a few of the resources you already have to accomplish all the things you want to achieve:

1. Creating Vision

You have probably heard it before, or you may even have said it yourself. "Where there is no vision, the people perish".In the absence of a compelling vision, people tend to be stuck in their present circumstances. They wallow in a 'comfort zone' and drift from self-pity to anxiety and anger. Where there is no vision people perish.

Vision is neither wishful thinking, nor is it an expression of hope or a modified form of day-dreaming.Vision is the rare ability of standing in the future and looking at the past as it unfolded. While you are standing there, you make decisions from that 'future' (instead of from pressing present circumstances).

For some, vision is the ability to outline a point of convergence related to their personal focus.This means determining and acknowledging ahead of fact, the destination of one's efforts.

I suppose a plausible working definition should be: a portrayal of intended activities in vivid, clear crisp terms that capture human meaning and value.

Visioning (the process of creating a vision) is one of the essential resource that affects your personal time record. Visioning comprises three aspects:

a. human meaning (what will it mean to me)

This one consideration makes sure that the life you are pursuing derives from your own vision. It is to make sure that you are not pursuing someone else's vision of who you should become and where you should be.

It is a tragedy tha many people are living other people's visions. Hopefully you are not one of the many!

b. value (what value will it add)

It is very easy to be engaged in activities that do not add any value to your life. Seeking to provide an answer to this question will help in rooting out 'idling' activities.

c. stakeholders (who else is touched by my vision)

There are people who can drive your vision, just as ther are people whose visions you can impact. When you create your vision, think of the impact of your own vision on the visions of others.

Practical considerations when formulating a simple vision include asking:

- what do I need to accomplish

- how do I wish to accomplish it

- by when do I want to accomplish it

- what are my values

- to what degree is there congruency between my vision and my values

For more complicated visioning there will be more involved procedures.

On the whole, the importance of vision as a resource lies in the fact that it acts as a beacon.

2. Your Values

Closely tied to your vision are values.

Values as a resource form a system (not a hierarchy) of what is acceptable and what is deplorable to you.

In order to exploit this resource meaningfully, you must be in a position where you can clarify your values in each of the following areas:

a. personal development

b. work, and

c. relationships

The idea here is that you will only operate resourcefully in areas that are congruent with your values.

The second thing that you must do in order to meaningfully exploit this resource is to identify your value equivalents:

- what do others have to do to meet your expectations

- what do others have to do to violate your values

- how do you judge when you are acting from your values

- how do you judge when you are acting against your values

The main reason you have to learn to operate within the constraints of your values is to bring integrity to your system. As it has been said, your values determine your quality.

3. Your Distinctive Abilities

Distinctive abilities are those abilities that distinguish one individual from the others. Such abilities set you apart from the crowd.

Distinctive abilities set an individual in a class their own, making them non-pareil. They are the opposite of general abilities, and are characterized by:

- they are foundatio