The Benefits of Having Your Visions/Goals Outlined

 We all remember creating some sort of vision board as a project for a class in either elementary school or middle school, and at that time, we either saw it as something fun and exciting to do, or just another stressful homework/project.

As we get older, things similar to a vision board/creating outlines for things we want to accomplish become essential for our everyday lifestyle, and our long term goals. Today, we’ll be looking at some of the benefits of having a plan/schedule or outline for everyday life, as well as long term goals.

1. When you have a schedule/a to-do list, you efficiently assign a sufficient amount of time required to complete certain tasks, rather than leave most things undone because of distractions or not having a particular guideline to follow. This is most prominent amongst youths as we often get side tracked by social media, or other entertainment factors that hinder us from completing our daily tasks.

2. Motivation: When you wake up everyday, look at the goals you want to accomplish before doing any other thing, you’d be more compelled to work towards those goals as it’s the first thing you see everyday. You begin to think of ways you can manifest those visions into reality, rather than leaving them for the distant future.

3. Composure: when you have a daily plan/to-do list, you’d have more composure, and be more organized with the work that you have to do for the day. You wouldn’t necessarily have to rush things in order to get work done, rather, you’d allot sufficient energy and effort into accomplishing every task, so you’d always get work done on time.

4. When you have an outline as to what you want to do, you become more outgoing in a way, as you begin to search for different ways to establish connections that can be beneficial for your long term goals.

Overall, creating lists, schedules or vision boards even as an adult can make your day to day life easier, and help you always remember the path you seek to walk in life.

Resources:

https://simplify101.com/organizing-blog/create-vision-board/

https://bulletjournal.com/blogs/bulletjournalist/how-to-craft-a-better-to-do-list

By: Carlson Nwawuru (Career Peer)