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Visioneering

Living with purpose, being purposeful about where you end up is how we should start any journey. Everyone will end up somewhere in life, why not end up somewhere on purpose.

Vision is a mental picture of what could be, it is a preferred future or destination. Vision begins as a burden for what could be -- we do what we do because of a burden for the way things should be. Great vision will only be successful if there is passion that this preferred future should be.

Andy Stanley provides these 5 principles for your vision by detailing the story of Nehemiah, from the Bible, in his book Visioneering and in a speaking series titled 'Making Vision Stick'.

State it simply
- Boil it down to an irreducible minimum, make it simple, portable and memorable.
- Andy's church Northpoint has a vision "to create a church that unchurched people love to attend."
Cast it convincingly
- Define the problem
- Offer a solution
- Explain why and why now.
Repeat it regularly
- Avoid leaks due to laziness and busyness. Avoid confusion and keep the vision fresh for all involved.
- Fit it into the regular activities of your family or organization.
Celebrate it systematically
- When the vision is embodied in an event or person celebrate it. Use the story to underscore the vision.
Embrace it personally and publicly
- Build credibility. Do what you are asking others to do.

Continue to find out how I think this looks when you apply it to Internet Marketing.

Finding Your Vision for Internet Marketing

In your internet marketing efforts whether for your own small business, a client company or perhaps just your personal blog vision and purpose are key.

Simple Vision Statement

Consider writing out your vision in simple terms and posting it on a bulletin board or a sticky note on your monitor. This isn't something that needs to be written out on pages. Consider twitter as your vision restriction. Your vision should be simply stated in 140 characters or less. Now that will make it easier to later use your vision statement in your tweets, Facebook status, blog taglines and more.

Convincing Others and Yourself

At some point, likely on a regular basis you are going to want to cast your vision. In internet marketing and leadership vision is about the preferred future. You shouldn't have to struggle to convince others that your idea for the future is the right path. Rather it should be clear to you how to describe the problem and how your vision offers the solution. Don't forget in internet marketing the why and why now is critically important. You have only fractions of seconds to convince people to click one link further or to purchase a product or to simply follow you.

Rinse and Repeat Internet Marketing

Vision and purpose to your life and your internet marketing efforts requires diligence. Avoid laziness and procrastination. Each time you post something, a blog post, a tweet, a photo, or comment, consider tying it back to your vision statement. This is not easy. After weeks it can get harder to see how to not sound repetitive. But consider this your goal so that whenever a new reader or customer lands on the page they won't miss out on your vision.

Build on Success

When your vision is represented in your employees, team, readers or you see it in other events don't hesitate to draw attention to how this reinforces your vision statement. If you can regularly tie in current success with your preferred future and your proposed solution then likely you will create something that is viral and can be shared. Every internet marketers dream is to create a message that is retweeted and spread around the world.

Live Your Message

Your vision should not differ from your actions. If it does it is likely a misguided or contrived vision that others will eventually learn to be something to avoid. Instead be all about your vision. With purpose make sure your writing, reading, speaking and actions all demonstrate the vision set forth. This is where trust and credibility are formed. Don't be phony with your message otherwise your followers will surely find out.

Conclusion

In this article I have tried to apply Stanley's principles to internet marketing to find new success and satisfaction in creating new campaigns and blogs.  These are just my ideas based on my experience with Andy Stanley's message on Vision. Please share your thoughts about using vision to be more successful in internet marketing and life.

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This summer I failed at something my wife succeeded at. It was a challenge. No not The Challenge for internet marketer wannabes, like me, but the summer challenge from the Church at Osage Hills where we have been attending. The summer challenge goal was to start some physical training and also Bible training, to read the entire new testament in 2.5 months. The summer challenge was derived from from 1 Timothy 4.

"...you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." 1 Timothy 4:6-8

We heard about these verses again today in the wrap up sermon and hearing it today resonated with me more than when it was brought up 3 months ago. Perhaps at that time I was picking up one or both of my kids from childcare, as we almost always get flagged to come get one of our screaming kids before the service ends.

But this time I heard the words Paul was writing to Timothy. What I heard made me question the hours of reading I have put forth online, watching videos for the challenge by Ed Dale, building out internet marketing and affiliate websites with little success and a search for some type of success I cannot even define. I feel like my personal internet marketing efforts have become a toil. Basically I feel like I am running into a wall with my side projects. It makes me think of this passage in Genesis when God told Adam he will "through painful toil" work the ground. Not that work is bad, because ultimately God created us to be creative and productive, but that we will find difficulty in work at times because of our sin. Basically internet marketing has tired my soul, and now I am wondering why. Am I chasing a misguided dream, am I just chasing it for the wrong reasons, or is it just that I am leaving God out of the pursuit that I have been worn out by my side projects.

So while I have no theology degree or real writing skills to impress you, let me try to explain where this leaves me tonight.  While I don't believe the internet marketing work I am trying to do is bad or wrong, I do find myself less focused on learning about God and getting to know my savior Jesus as best as I should. In putting off reading the entire new testament this summer I have only lost out on a great chance to hear from my God and learn more about Jesus. I have spent my time focused on teachings from people that in almost all cases d not have my eternal life in mind. If I take Paul's advice I need to be diligent and give wholly to these efforts of training myself to be godly.

Tonight while I write this I have no idea if this personal conviction will stick or what will come of it. So perhaps a change in content of my writings, my readings and my daily activities is in store. Perhaps just cutting back or the unfortunate possibility nothing changes after writing this post.

So I leave you with the charge from Paul to Timothy that perhaps can be a charge for me as well,  "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers" 1 Timothy 4: 16

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