The Happiness Explorer

Who comes to mind when you think of visionaries? Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, and the late Steve Jobs (to name but a few) are/were remarkable business visionaries. What traits do they have that make them visionaries?

Do you think they knew exactly how things were going to work out before they started and how they would reach their huge goals? No! But they gave themselves permission to want what they wanted without knowing all the details in advance. And that is something we can all do. Each one of us has the potential to become the visionary of our life, to see bigger and brighter things in our future, but many of us do not apply our visionary skills to unlock this incredible power.

This can be debilitating because we end up feeling trapped. The feeling that you have been living small and that you want to live a bigger life doesn’t mean you need to do something which has a global impact. Living small just means you’re putting limits on your potential in relation to whatever it is you desire.

Deep down, you probably already know what you want, but if you feel stuck you might be asking yourself questions like: ‘Is this it?’ or ‘What will make me truly happy?’ You might sabotage your efforts and be fed up feeling like you can’t rely on yourself to follow through. Maybe you’re great at planning, but you have a tendency to overthink things, which leads to overwhelm and stops you from taking action.