From Dream to Vision to Reality...Hopefully

We watched a video in class one evening, "The Power of Vision", that explained the importance of vision. Without a vision there is no sense of purpose, no driving force behind you and no will to focus on the future. There is a quote that stood out;

Vision without action is just a dream
Action without vision merely wastes time
Vision coupled with action can make things happen.

Since I was much younger, it has always been a dream of mine to be a pilot but for some reason I never made much of an effort as I should have to pursue this dream. We probably can safely say there was not a strong enough vision to back up the dream. That dream got pushed back even further when I took a finance class a couple years ago and was somehow drawn to that field of study. I am currently working on a career in finance but I still have a vision that someday I will be able to go back and take flight training so I can have the best of both worlds.

I find the finance field to be somewhat intriguing and envision myself completing my degree at Baruch College in finance and investment and even going on to obtain a masters degree in order the fully equip myself for the finance world out there. Many might say that due to the economic crisis we are faced with, maybe that field might not be appropriate at this time, but I'm very optimistic about the future of the country.

I want to be a strong provider for my family therefore I see myself completing school and achieving my degrees and making my progress in the work force to be able to be a strong provider for my family. The possibility of forming my own company is not too far-fetched and is something I intend to work on in order to secure myself and my family financially. I know that providing form my family financially is the only thing they will need, I know that I need to provide for them emotionally, etc, but I want to ensure that they never go hungry or that we are never homeless so that is a major concern for me.

These are just three of the things that I envision for myself in the future all of which will only be done God willing since we have no idea what our future holds, but we can still have visions, we can still have dreams, we just have to make that effort and work towards them and be optimistic and hope that one day we will fulfill our dreams.