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she wanted to build for her employees. Finally, she also was com-
mitted to making a difference for others who were less fortunate and
was starting a local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Having this
vision for herself and knowing what she wanted to do in these key
areas of her life helped her to choose her priorities and measure her
successes.
If you don’t have a clearly defined vision for yourself, consider the
following questions.

Exercise: Creating Your Vision

1. Have you defined the important roles you have or want to
have in your life?

2. Can you clearly articulate what success looks like in each of
these roles?

3. Do you know what your priorities are around these roles
you want to have? And have you established important
goals, objectives, and boundaries to achieve them?

4. Describe your ideal work environment: people you’d work
with, type of work you’d do, the schedule you’d keep, who
your customers would be, and how you would benefit them.

5. If you had one year to live, what would you do?

6. If you were about to die, what are the three things that
people would say about you? How would they say you have
made a difference or impacted others in a positive way?
What is something that will continue to live on because of