Teaching our Artists to Have Vision

I am sure each of us has heard that “He/she is a person of vision”. This phrase has a mystical quality to it, as though there is a type of person with the ability to see what others cannot. I believe most people are capable of having vision, but they need the proper stimuli. Through mentorship, the oldest form of learning, through self-learning or through higher education, they need the proper influence and training in order to persevere the entrepreneurial path before them.

We love our visionaries. We need our visionaries. We need to train our artists to have vision.

Vision is lucid dreaming. It is about dipping into your imagination, while you are still awake and conscious. It is allowing yourself the mental space and flexibility to see pictures in your mind.

Visionaries are much like entrepreneurs, with many being entrepreneurs. Both dreaming types develop their ideas or vision through their imagination, creativity and filling in of gaps.

What Makes you Different and Necessary?

To date, I have lived nearly five years in Oslo, Norway and during that time, have come to gain a little bit of perspective on “the culture”. I put “the culture” in quotes, as Norwegian culture, though similar in many ways throughout the country; it is as diverse, and rich a culture, throughout its many communities, as any country in the world.

Norway taught me to value community. The signs on the borders of Oslo read “Oslo Kommune”, which translates to mean “Oslo Community”. I was on a flight some years ago and had, at that point, lived in Oslo for about a year or two. The man next to me on that flight was Norwegian. He asked me, “So what have you learned about Norway, living hear?” I responded, “I´ve learned that in Norway, all things are