The Anti-Vision (5/10/25)

Many gurus teach the importance of having a vision.

Create a vision board. 

Write your vision daily. 

Add it to your phone's notes. 

Do it over and over again, and prosperity will be yours. 

"What you focus on expands." - author unknown.

While the vision is a crucial part to creating your ideal life, for me there was a drastic disconnect.

Then I found it.

The anti-vision.

For the business owner, entrepreneur or real estate professional, creating the anti-vision can be a life changing tool.

Here is the framework:

The anti-vision is a vivid picture of the life you never want. 

A life that is opposite in every regard. 

If you want wealth, the anti-vision is poverty. 

If you want success, the anti-vision is pure (and specific) failure. 

If you want optimal health, the anti-vision is lack of health.

Simply take a few minutes (after reading this email) to sit at your desk for 10-15 minutes and write out your anti-vision.

What is the purpose of this exercise?

To emotionally connect with what you don't want in your life, and allow it to drive you towards your best life.

I believe it was Dan Koe, or maybe serial entrepreneur Sahil Bloom, who coined the phrase "anti-vision", and it was only then that their business was revolutionized.

They describe the process of doors of success opening after they created their "anti-vision" which is a tool they use on the daily.

So, I have a confession. 

My anti-vision is really ugly. 

It all comes back to a smal town in Northern California.

Although my parents and mother-in-law, now in their seventies, are all wonderful people - kind, generous, loving, and giving, they all have a jaded view of money, that has left them in a vulnerable position as they go into their golden years.

All three of them will essentially die broke.

It pains my heart as we help with their basic needs.

What's interesting is that my parents are not alone.

According to Earl Nightengale in his critically acclaimed recording, "The Strangest Secret (1956)", out of 100 people who begin even at the age of 25, one will be rich, four will be well off, and the rest will be broke, dependant on others (or the government) to provide for their basic needs, or dead) at the age of 65.

It is remarkable how true these statistics are eighty years later.

Now, money and wealth are just one part of creating an anti-vision (the life you do not want), but what I found is that money is the tool to help you either achieve the life you want or avoid the life you don't.

But if you don't take this idea seriously, your anti-vision is guaranteed.

Here are some of my dad's excuses for not investing in his financial health.

Which of these may be a belief that is limiting your growth?

"The stock market is just to volitile to invest."

"Money is meant to be spent."

"The average person can never get ahead."

"Life is meant to be a struggle."

Fortunately, I was able to break out of this money mold to create a new mindset.

The anti-vision lives deep in my soul and keeps me painfully driven towards creating a better life, for both myself and my family.

Here are three tactical takeaways to consider as you create a new way of seeing money. 

First, use your anti-vision as a tool to think more creatively about your business. 

Use leverage and systems to create a better way of earning and building. 

Consider your current business model.

Is there opportunity to build out more income streams? 

Can you begin to leverage systems to help you work smarter? 

Can you leverage human capital to shoulder the load?  

Do you need to reevaluate your current business model? 

Are you working 24/7 to the point of burnout? 

Step back and look at the bigger picture. 

What is one step you can take today to begin to work towards a business model that gives you the freedom, flexibility, and helps you achieve your ideal life? 

Second, invest early, and invest consistently. 

This is a simple, boring strategy for future success.

Personal ownership of real estate is a critical element for your long term portfolio.

Do you own a home?

Have you diversified into rental properties, syndicates, or other passive income sources?

Choose to invest in assets like the stock market and invest consistently over time.

Hold for the long term and utilize the power of compound interest.

Invest consistently each month.

Third, evaluate your financial standing on a regular basis.

As Alex Hormosi was building his business, he reviewed his financial daily.

There are seasons where this level of intensity on money management and growth will be essential. 

During other seasons it is keeping a pulse on all aspects of your business, investments, debt, and assets to ensure you are on track to meet your goals.

Money is just one component of the anti-vision.

If this topic was interesting to you, and you would like to hear more on this topic, send a quick reply. 

I personally read every email and it allows me to continue to open up broader discussions on what matters most to you.