Chapter 5
Being visionary (inspiring the dream and making it happen)
‘The empires of the future are empires of the mind.’
WINSTON CHURCHILL, ENGLISH STATESMAN, WARTIME UK PRIME MINISTER
Do you have a vision of how you want your life or business to be? Is it clear? Does it feel real? Does it make you squirm with excitement? Purposeful leaders are forward looking. They create an inspiring and compelling picture of the future in their imagination, one that others can also see, feel, understand and completely grab onto. American civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King knew all about the power of vision when he delivered his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech. The ‘hot’ vision or dream is what fires our imagination and keeps us looking ahead ...
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