We often get purpose (theme as I often call it) and vision mixed up.

They are inevitably intertwined but also distinct.

Quick idea: “It’s not what the vision is, it’s what the vision does.” – Robert Fritz

Purpose/theme: why you’re here. Broad.

Vision: how your purpose plays out in areas of your life.

I’ve found value in defining my purpose and then clarifying my vision in different areas of life…family, work, friends, community.

My purpose/theme: Invoking people’s truest selves!

Work vision: Creating rhythms and structure in organizations which bring out people’s best. (Coaching, training, succession planning, DEI…)

Inspired by Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline where he talks about Personal Mastery.