Aileen Lem's List: in five years

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• The purpose of your vision statement is to stretch boundaries and comfort zones – empowering you to have a sense of what can be.
• Where do I want to go?
• It can be uncharted and far-reaching – even farfetched. What it can never be is small minded and laced with fear.
• Different from your mission, which answers why you do what you do, your vision statement sets in motion your career destiny. It should be so big you feel a little scared just writing it down, but do it anyway.

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• Learn a new language.
• Watch international news.
• Make foreign friends.
• Understand the global aspects of your company.
• Take international vacations.

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