Vision is Everything for a Leader (Ep. 13)

Episode 13: Vision is Everything for a Leader

 

The vision of Walt Disney

• Vision: “No chipped paint”
• His disappointment was the inspiration to build Disneyland

 

Dream or Dread:

QUESTION 1: Do you have a dream or a dread? 

Vision is evident for a leader.

• It is indispensable
• Why: because vision leads the leader
  • It paints target
  • It fuels the fire
    • It also is the match that lights the fire for those who follow the leader
• Show me a leader without vision and I will show you someone who is dead in the water.

 

Three Things Vision Does to Promote Good Leadership:

1. VISION RESIDES IN THE HEART

Vision is personal. Nobody can give it to you.

• You cannot beg, borrow, or steal vision. If it doesn’t get you to the core very being, it’s not going to matter.
  • Steve Jobs 
  • Elon Musk 

“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” JFK

 

QUESTION 2: Do you lack vision?

It’s ok if you lack vision...

• We all have natural gifts and desires. Ask yourself, “What do I love to do?”
• What is it that you would do for free if you could?

It is never too late to follow the heart!

 

QUESTION 3: What is your calling? What burns inside of you? Do you have a calling?

If you lack vision, find somebody who has one, and partner up with that leader. 

 

2. VISION REGARDS HISTORY

 

Vision grows from the leader’s past. 

• Every leader that you talk to grew his or her vision for their company from their past experiences, their wins, their losses, and their mistakes. Something that they saw was missing, or something that they saw needed to change.

Salman Khan Story: “We have a mission for free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”

 

QUESTION 4: What’s your story?

• Draw upon your past, and experiences, and make it available for others

 

3. VISION REACHES OTHERS

The best visions always reach beyond the individual.

Leadership is always about relationships and adding value to people.

 

QUESTION 5: Are you adding value to people today? 

Including others in your vision requires you to think bigger.

 

Relationships are the capital of leadership.

• It is important to build relationships and care about your people. However, once you get people on your side, you have to give them a reason to follow you.
• “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. But once they know you care, you darn well better know something.” John Maxwell 

A compelling vision acts like a magnet.

• If you want to know when your vision is gaining traction, look to see the following happening:
  • You are attracting others to be a part of your team.
  • You are challenging others positively.
  • You are uniting people, both around the cause, and to one another.

 

“The first thing you do is teach the person to feel that the vision is very important and nearly impossible. That draws out the drive in winners.” Edwin Land (the founder of Polaroid)

 

QUESTION 6: Are you driving people to a higher goal? Are you encouraging them to win, individually, and as a team member or for the cause?

 

MO’S FINAL THOUGHTS:

• First, find out what you need to pursue.
• Second, write down your vision. This will allow you to articulate it both to yourself and others what your vision is.