My big vision realization is actually pretty simple. Up until very recently I didn’t have one, not for my businesses, and not even for my life. That probably sounds odds, but when you are a detailed oriented person you can get used to focusing on details so much that you don’t look up at the big picture. The truth is that you have to find a balance between the big picture and the details.
A detailed approach helps you work on the details that need to be resolved, but if you become too myopic all you see are the details and your constantly putting out fires. A big vision approach lets you embrace a vision for the future, but if you only see the big picture, you might not be resolving issues that need to be handled.
I’ve found my balance because I recognize that to effectively deal with the details I have to have a vision I can steer towards. Where do I want to be? What do I want to do with the money I make? What kind of life do I want to live? These are the questions I’m asking lately as I work on my business. I have to consider these questions as I work on my business, because it forces me to see how the details fit into the big picture and ensure that what I’m doing actually serves my business and life as opposed to just making the motions because that’s what’s in front of my at that moment.
Knowing your weaknesses and strengths is part of what makes you successful as a business owner. You learn to play to your strengths and either improve your weaknesses or compensate for them. And knowing all of this helps you devise a realistic plan for your business and your life. For me, the recognition that I really had no big picture vision was liberating because it allowed me to see my business and life in a different light and start developing a more proactive approach. What about you? Are you balancing the big picture with the details?
