April 15, 2015
Visionary 101: The Birthing Plan
At least once a week, I receive a call that goes something like this:
Caller: Hey Steph!
Steph (that’s me): Hey you!
Caller: I have an idea I want to talk to you about.
Steph: Excellent. Have you written it down?
Caller: Silence.
Steph: Did I lose you?
Caller: No and no.
Steph: Okay, I bet it’s awesome, so call me back when we can both read your thoughts.
Caller: I knew you were going to say that.
Steph: Smiles. So, how are things otherwise?
I don’t talk to anyone who hasn’t given their idea/vision/dream the honor of being written down. That’s right, the HONOR.
It’s so easy to have a vision. In fact, that is the easiest part.
But beyond that brilliant idea, it is important to have a Divinely-inspired plan that will allow you to not only develop, but grow and sustain this vision. “Even when people give birth in the natural, it is not a haphazard event…there is a ‘birthing plan.'” (That’s just something I like to say.)
One of the key mistakes that many visionaries make is failing to have a plan for the vision.
“Write the vision…make it plan.” (Just kidding, I know it says “plain.”)
But how does the vision become plain? For me, it requires the use of paper and pen. It requires the diligence to say to the vision, “I hear you,” now “let me see you.”
I know, I know, it’s all in your head. And, that’s the problem. It has to move from your head and into a form that allows you to build a relationship with it, and it with you. You are a visionary, a creative, I know, I hear it everyday. However, part of being creative, is creating. A creation gets life when you take it out of your head and allow it to thrive in the world around it.
Going back to my baby metaphor (sorry, guys), but they have to come out. And all the mommies say, “amen!”
Again, having a vision (or, getting pregnant) is the easy part.
Planning is what separates those who dream from those who do. When I sit with a client, they have a vision, without a doubt, but do they have an understanding of how to bring it to pass, and keep it serving for years to come–not likely. So, my role is to be both a midwife and a nanny. A midwife who helps you give birth, and a nanny that helps you nurture and growth this “baby” into what it was Divinely created to be…AWESOME!
But make no mistake, we have to have a birthing plan. Ok?
