The Importance Of Having A Personal Vision As An AC

Being an AC can often be over whelming, time consuming and a  challenge when you have the pressures of people's expectations on you. In addition to that we often put pressure on ourselves and end up feeling over whelmed, burnt out, unappreciated, over worked and unhappy.

It is imperative that you have a work vision so you can stay focused on what your objectives are,  know why you are doing what you do and to remind yourself on the bad days what it is all about.

  Vision  Setting

 You have to set goals for yourself, to give you purpose and vision. When you set your goals you are stating your intention, aligning yourself and amazingly your subconscious helps you to activate them to be manifested in your life. From a practical point you know what you want to aim for and achieve.

 Personal  Vision  Setting Tips

 I'll give you some vision setting tips to make the most out of your goals that define your over all vision-

 1. Always state your goals in the positive - Because your mind works mostly in pictures it cannot form an image of what you don't want. You just can't say 'don't think about a pink elephant' while not thinking about a pink elephant. It's impossible. You only can focus your attention on something else, something you do want to picture or think of. Tell in your stated goals what you do want.

 2. Keep the goal within your control - Don't let the achieving of your goal be dependent on the support or good will of others. You are responsible for your achievement so keep that responsibility where it belongs, with you.

 3. List your goals in detail - Make them as clear as you can. The more details you can put in the easier your subconscious mind can work them out.

 4. Be aware that your goals are, as we call it, 'ecological'- They should be in harmony with your purpose and your other goals. Keep in mind that you will get resistance and could sabotage yourself if you don't harmonize your goals. 

5. State your goals in the present tense as if they are already achieved. The mind can only work in the present. It is the only moment that really exists. If you act, in your mind, as if your goal achieving is done you are aligned with it. In fact, in the non-physical world your goal is already achieved. The physical world will reach that point soon.




Obviously having a personal vision is important but I want you to think of a work based one. So things you need to consider  is that anything goes in your vision, after all it is your vision so for example my work vision is to provide activity sessions that include everyone I work with. To promote social skills and provide a platform for each person who engages in an activity session I facilitate to be able to express themselves, feel validated and leave the session feeling positive and that their self esteem is high. 

I know your respective care homes will have a vision, objectives etc but you need to have your own personal one that you use to focus yourself and what you do with your residents.
 It will help motivate you as to why you do what you do and what the purpose of it is all about for you.

The Perils of Having No Vision

If you don’t have a vision for your career as an AC then you will loose focus, feel disheartened and not know what you need to do to improve, change or what you are doing well, it is the same for freelance AC's too. Here are the perils of not having a vision-

• You can often have no idea whether you’re doing well or badly
• No direction 
• Have no measurement in your development to compare.
• No track of what you can do differently.
• Nothing to encourage, propel you forward.  

If you DO have a vision you are very clear about what you’re trying to achieve and by when. This in turn means that you can make decisions based on whether you think it will take you closer to or further away from your vision. If you DO have a vision you will be able to work out exactly your main objectives you are trying to achieve, it will be the one that brings you closer to your vision.



Your Vision

Having a vision makes a really tangible difference to the way you perceive yourself as a health care professional providing for the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well being of all you work with.

 Can you see that you need to understand the importance of  what you want to achieve from your job or freelance business or you will not be able to make decisions based on that goal, and you won’t know if you hit it?

This is really, really important.

I believe that this is the key to fulfilling your potential as an AC whether an in house one or a freelance AC. It is the only way that you will be able to get that laser focus that propels you forward and helps you to achieve all of your goals and dreams.

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Wishing you all well and until next time keep shining .

Love,

Ann Marie xxx