Can you be a Visionary?

Posted by Parke Ladd on Nov 12, 2008 in Featured {Article} | 1 comment

The deeper aspiration of this site is to create visionaries.

Where would we be without those who took a deeper look into life as we know it and simply yet boldly said, “I think that can be done better.”  One of the most fundamental aspects of being a visionary is the desire, not necessarily the ability, to observe life and purposefully seek out areas of need within a community, a city, a state, a country and possibly, eventually, even the world.  In our path to becoming visionaries, take time every day to see the needs of the people around you.  Not only will this make you more aware of someone other than yourself, but it will also open your mind to creative solutions that could go a long way towards making a huge difference where you are.  This is applicable to all motives.  For example, the entrepreneur looking for his first baby step forward.  The pastor wondering how he can more effectively reach out to his church’s community.  The small business owner looking for a better way to give back.  The woman walking down the street asking how she can make a difference to her children.  The student asking how he can impact those in his dorm.  Here are some steps you can take to improve vision:

1. Observe life boldy today
2. Look for the needs of those around you today
3. Begin to formulate a plan as to how you can begin to meet those needs today
4. And, as always, start small yet back the idea with big thinking