Vision Fit Framework
How to get vision for using your creative and artistic talents where you are (so you can get to where you want to be).
I’m sure you have a dream—a vision—for what you want your future to look like, right? An aspirational idea you hold for the future. A dream. A vision statement.
But vision starts where you are right now, in this moment.
You have a vision for what you want your life to look like, but you don’t see how your current work fits that. Maybe you’re an artist working an administrative job. You don’t see how you fit in your role. Something has to change.
Changing jobs is not always an option (or wise). This is when you need vision to see how to make the most of your current situation, in a way that makes a real difference.
Imagine you have a vision of the beach. All you have to do is drive there. Except there’s a dense fog, and you can’t see 2 feet in front of you.
Changing cars won’t help. You have to find a way to see through the fog.
This framework is designed to help you make it to the beach using the car you have—giving you vision through the fog—so you can enjoy the ride.
“Where there is no vision, the people perish…”
Proverbs 29:18a, KJV
What’s the Story Behind This?
One of the biggest mistakes leaders make in building teams is missing the connection between talent and intrinsic motivation. This framework solves for this, from your own personal perspective and role.
I wanted to gain more vision for a role I was in—on surface, it aligned with some of my talents, and less of my intrinsic motivations. So, I had the idea to write it all out. Values, talents, responsibilities, tasks.
And it worked. With any role I tried it with, I was able to see how my creative talents could fit.
The Vision Fit Framework System
Stewarding what God has given us is how we make the most of every opportunity. And what’s the greatest way to steward? It’s the greatest commandment:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 NIV
And it just so happens to line up with the frame work:
Principle Values: Heart—Ownership
This is heart. And what you hold in your heart, you take “ownership” of—stewardship.
Personal Talents: Soul—Opportunities
Your soul, aka, what makes you, you. Your talents and strengths. And your talents provide opportunities.
Practical Application: Mind—Output
What you know you have to do. The tasks. The jobs to be done. Your mind is where you decide on your output.
Purpose and Vision: Strength—Outcomes
Vision is everything, and your purpose is to fulfill vision with everything you’ve got. All your strength to see the outcomes you want. That’s what stewardship looks like.
And once you’re producing outcomes that add value to people, it makes room for you to produce the outcomes you want. As in, opening doors of opportunity.
Using the Framework
If you want to see how you line up, or to gain vision for where you are, give the framework a shot—linked below.
There’s only 2 prerequisites:
You need to know your values (You can use your organization’s values if filling this out in context of your work.)
You need to know your strengths and/or talents. (There’s plenty of resources online for this. If you’re willing to pay, I recommend StrengthsFinder 2.0, as it covers areas you’re talented and intrinsic motivations.)
Vision Fit Framework:
Click here to use the Vision Fit Framework
Feel free to send me a DM if you have any questions.