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How To Create A Vision For Your Life

  • Jun 9, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Feb 9, 2024

Written by: Samuel Oppong Jr, Executive Contributor

Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.

As I sit here writing this post, I used to think it always a waste of time to think about how to create a vision for my life? Who does that? How did they get there? What can I learn that will prepare me for life after college?

Fast forward to now, I started to learn how to change my mindset, my life, and my habits, I started to realize something: people tend to avoid creating a vision for their lives because they believe it won't exist. They always ask themselves: "Why make a vision when it’s impossible to accomplish those things anyway?"


I’ve also noticed something very common over the years: the most interesting, accomplished people I know all have a vision for their lives. They seem to know what comes next, like they’ve seen the future. They celebrate the little wins after completing them.


On the other hand, the people I usually meet or know are the ones stuck and have that hopeless look in their eyes, like they’re just passing time in life without joy or aspiration, those people don’t have a vision. In fact, many of them don’t even have long-term goals. This was painfully true.


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Samuel Oppong Jr, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine

Samuel Oppong is an Actor, Producer, Sports Broadcaster, CEO, Speaker, Coach, Trainer, Investor, and Philanthropist. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management and Leadership Studies at Washington State University and completed his Masters in Sport Leadership at Concordia University in Chicago. He is a 2x Forbes Under 30 Finalist (2013, 2020) and Inc 30 Under 30 Nominee as an Investor. Before becoming an actor, he spent seven years working in various sports organizations such as USA Basketball, Washington State Athletics, National Hockey League, San Francisco 49ers, National Basketball Association, and National Football League.

 
 

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