Unequivocal Vision and Goal Setting

Engaging in ambiguous thought can be very powerful in the creation process. However, it can also become a serious liability toward achieving your true purpose. Application of a true purpose is very simple and unequivocal. In fact, to be simple it must be unequivocal.[1] Simple is easily understood and therefore clear.

There are very specific principles to achieving a true purpose and once realized can be generalized to your entire life. Simply, it is having a clear, positive goal. Clarification of the goal belongs at the beginning,  for it is this which determines the outcome. [1] Steven Covey calls it “begin with the end in mind“. At Six Degrees Leadership we study it in the “Drive” and “Self Mastery” sections of the Six Degrees to Social Capital.

Consider any situation in which you are uncertain, ask yourself “What do I want to come of this? What is it for?” [1] Without a clear and precise goal, set upon entering a situation, everything just seems to happen and not make much sense until you look back and piece it together. At this point you’ll clearly judge define the past without any real accuracy because no criterion for the outcome was ever set to evaluate and now it is a question of whether it is acceptable to you or not.[1] Now the only salvaging of the situation is to hope we can learn something from it.

Think about how powerful this concept can be! How much faster would you actually be living the life you truly desire,  if you were vigilant about being aware of what you really want at any given moment? The value of deciding what you want to happen in advance is that you’ll perceive the situation as a means to make it happen. Therefore, you will actively overlook what interferes with its accomplishment. [1] Have you ever wondered why some people are just so effective at achieving results and others are not? Those that achieve what they want are unequivocal in knowing what they want as an outcome in any given situation. Even though you can’t control everything, you can always perceive any situation in light of your objectives and use every thing to help you move forward. As Winston Churchill said, “When you are going through hell, keep going”.

[1] A Course In Miracles, Original Text.