CHAPTER 8The Fourth Cornerstone of Competence: Vision

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.

Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846–1912)American architect and urban designerQuoted in Daniel H. Burnham, Architect, Planner of Cities (1921)

The Ability to See

The fourth and final cornerstone of competence is vision. I want to focus mainly on personal vision—to have vision to see what does not exist, to see what others cannot see, and to see potential and possibility in both yourself and others. A vision is a seedling of reality, a portrait of the future, a life-giving force. It taps mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical energy and propels you ...

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