Imagine What’s Possible

August 24, 2025

Reflect

Sara Blakely was selling fax machines door-to-door when she had her breakthrough idea: footless pantyhose. She had no background in fashion, no connections, and only $5,000 in savings. Every manufacturer she approached told her “no.”

But Blakely kept a practice that fueled her persistence: she wrote down her vision. She pictured her product on shelves, imagined herself pitching it, and saw a future where women everywhere would wear Spanx. That vision carried her through years of rejection — until the day Oprah called Spanx her “favorite product,” and everything changed.

Her story is a reminder that vision is not about predicting the future. It’s about daring to imagine what could be possible, even when others can’t see it yet.

Implement

Set aside 15 minutes for vision casting. Write a page describing what you want your life and career to look like one year from now:

• Where are you working?

• How do you spend your time?

• What impact are you making?

Don’t edit yourself. Just write.

Strengthen
To go deeper this week, watch this video to stretch your vision: Simon Sinek: 3 Things That Make a Meaningful Vision (3 min) — a short clip on why a vision should be resilient, inclusive, and service-oriented.

Elevate

Vision is not about certainty. It’s about permission — to dream, to imagine, to begin again.

Next week: Discover What Matters — Oprah on aligning purpose with your next chapter.

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