You’ve answered what you don’t want, now you can think about what you do want. This can help inform your vision and avoid the trap of creating a vision based on what you think you should want. Some questions that can help:
- What would you do if you no longer had to worry about money? How would you spend your time? A lot of people think they’d just sit on the beach drinking margaritas. And that can be useful after you sell your business, for a time. But most people find it’s ultimately unfulfilling. Pretty quickly, they have a desire to do something more.
- What “sparks joy”? This now famous line from Marie Kondo was originally applied to the stuff in your life. But it can be just as applicable (if not more so) to how your life is ordered generally. Ask yourself what activities fill you up, leave you recharged, energized. What gives you a sense of deep fulfillment?
Again, think through the implications. This will ensure your vision actually helps you get these things. You can also use this space to brainstorm some ways you might live these out.