Does this sound like anyone you know?

• Over 20 years ago, I bought a book called “Build Your Own Life Brand”. I didn’t finish reading it.
• About a decade later, I started a blog. Didn’t write a word for another decade.
• 11 years after I created that blog, I finally published my first public blog post.

Why is meaningful progress so hard?

The hard part of these initiatives was introspection.

• I wasn’t yet able to sit down and take a look at what I really wanted, and see it.
• If I got an idea what I wanted, I certainly wasn’t ready to write it down and share it with others.

“Knowledge is power.”

—Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.”

To know something requires looking at it…closely…in depth. It requires getting close to it, experiencing it.

Knowing something requires seeing it, for its virtues and its faults.

There are many places we are powerless.

We’re powerless any place we haven’t looked, or won’t look, or can’t look.

The act of looking requires a certain amount of power, or will, or even willingness. Looking requires access, strength, willfulness, even mettle.

This is my first public personal vision statement.

After dozens of courses, assessments, and therapy appointments, I’ve found the courage.

• I’ve concluded there’s a low risk to sharing, far lower than not dreaming, staying stuck, and having a life that seems to be going nowhere, or worse, is going somewhere and it’s not where I want to be.
• I’ve also learned until I take a new action, the result will be predictably similar to my previous results.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

–Dale Carnegie 

“Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.”

–W. Clement Stone

“Always do what you are afraid to do.”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here’s to new beginnings!

Writing and Publishing this Personal Vision Statement is one of the Hardest Things I’ve Ever Done

My name is Dylan McNeill Cornelius. I’m a citizen of the world, and I hold multiple passports.

Relationship

I spend a lot of time with my Sweetheart, Lori. Often, we run, cycle, or hike together.

Social

We’re in frequent contact with friends and family, all over the planet, in conversation, at meals, in motion, and in other activities we enjoy.

We meet new people all the time. We enjoy learning about them and the world through them.

We’re continually planning our upcoming get-togethers.

Adventure

We tour 6 months a year, every other quarter. We have a rolling two-year plan of adventures.

We’re always planning our upcoming adventures.

We have a trailer we pull behind the Highlander, and a trailer we pull behind the tandem bike, for two different types of mechanized touring.

We have backpacks and light equipment for touring by foot, in the air, and with others.

Occasionally, we fly long distances, then we live someplace new for a while.

Sometimes, we take the slow train or a boat, for an enjoyable time between towns, to watch the passing scenery.

Fitness

Many see me as the fittest person they know. Others think I’m absolutely insane. I’m in the best shape of my life. I train at altitude, and I sleep low. I run twice a week, ride long once a week, and train for power on the bike twice a week.

When we’re not near formal training facilities, we’re usually in an activity that, by itself, is a form of training.

Diet

I’m often recognized for my healthy, simple diet and eating habits. People sometimes ask me if it’s worth it to inconvenience myself by consistently eating clean, whole food, mostly cooked at home. I say it’s so much better than digestive upset and allergy symptoms.

Recovery

I get plenty of sleep every night, usually waking without an alarm. I have a weekly massage, and a monthly shave, haircut, manicure, and pedicure.

Service

Every day I meet with a client to plan, execute, troubleshoot, and support their success in any area of life or business where they’re currently undertaking a significant change. My clients love me. They know they can win in their chosen pursuit, they see it’s truly possible. I am known for making the impossible possible.

I love my clients. They are amazing, inspiring, innovative, impactful, committed, and fun, intentionally making a positive difference in their own lives and the lives of others. They are inherently driven to make that difference. We have amazing relationships, and the world improves every day we’re in it. The proof is in their experience and testimonials, and the experience and testimonials of the people in and around their lives.

Sustainability

I’m continually in a course of some sort, and I’m always in the middle of a book I’m reading.

I write 2,000 or 3,000 words weekly, publish 300 to 2,000 words weekly, release a new product monthly, launch a new product 2-4 times annually, and make a habit of considering how I can help others and have fun doing it.

I’m grateful that my lifestyle, coursework, physical training, and travel offer ample time for reflection and personal development.

We have multiple income streams, including real estate, online courses, coaching, consulting and training businesses, and an equity portfolio.

Consider And Act

• Do you have a personal vision statement?
• What’s your reason “Why”?
• Have you started your journey yet?
• Are you ready to start?

Next: Click here and write your own personal vision statement

More Information

• Power quotes are from Psychology Today
• Fear quotes are from The Bold Life

Image Credits

• Francis Bacon photo via Wikipedia. Link.
• Dale Carnegie press photo via Wikipedia. Link.
• W. Clement Stone bust photo by Oaktree b, via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 ca. Link.
• Ralph Waldo Emerson photo via Wikipedia. Link.