Comments on: How to Become a Visionary Person

By: Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist

Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:46:46 +0000

Nice post Sandra. I admire your desire to foster the behaviors so essential to attaining the lofty role of a visionary.

I was immediately drawn to your article by your title – which implied a person who is not a visionary could “become” a visionary. I was instantly intrigued by the prospect. My intrigue is based on my belief that visionaries (if not leaders in general) require the following traits:
- audacity
- courage
- perseverance
- resilience

In my experience, these traits are not necessarily inherent to us humans. And if one argues they are, many of our organizational constructs inhibit, discourage or downright beat them out of us. They certainly don’t systematically reward them.

I would love to hear your comments regarding the traits you believe are critical to “learning and practicing” the behaviors you so sagely describe in your post. I for one, would love advice regarding inspiring said traits in the folks I encounter in my travels (given so many of the things I evangelize require the ones I list above).

Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist
http://community.ca.com/blogs/theitgovernanceevangelist/

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:16:31 +0000

@Olivey: You’re very welcome – I hope you get a great result

By: Olivey

Olivey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:03:20 +0000

Hi
thanks so much for this. I’m actually doing a project on this for school and it was so helpful. I couldn’t find anything really substantial till now. Thanks a lot!
Olivey

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:49 +0000

Hi Martha. I agree, we completely create our lives. And it can be so difficult to let someone go, and so important…

Sandy

By: Martha

Martha — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:29:41 +0000

Hi I really thought about what you had to say, because just lately visions have come to me and I can’t understand why. I would get a vision say while I’m at work and then the next day, it has happened, and I know it was meant to be for some strange reason. I have become a strong person each day, I feel that great things are yet to come, I have met people in my life and the visions involve the people that I have met recently in my life. I feel for certain people so much, and a vision comes and I play a big part in the person’s life. I had one vision just the other day, and I let a loved friend go to find what he wanted in life without me, yet in my heart I miss him so much, having put his feelings first. I felt if you love somebody set him free, then if he loves you he will return sure that you are the one, and if not at least my love was not selfish. Visions are coming at a rate I have not ever experience frequently, and I do use visualisation to attract my future. So I think what you are saying is what is happening.

Thanks for your insight into Visionary Martha…