“This musing, you describe, your first step in the planning process. How do you carry it to the next steps of planning? How does it help?” I asked.

“That’s why it’s so helpful. I used to sit down and start setting goals, but I gotta tell you, if you don’t know where you intend to go, you don’t know if a goal will keep you on track or lead you astray,” Lauren began. “Some people call it, creating a vision. And that’s fine if you are a visual person. But my musing about the future contains visual elements, sounds, smells and feelings. When I begin talking with my team about where I intend to go, I have to be able to touch everyone in the group in a way they can see it, hear it and feel it.”