#vision casting

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dont-get-distracted.mp3 One of a leader’s most important jobs is guiding the vision of their organization. Much has been said about getting others to follow that vision, and in our most recent episode Greg and I…

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/personal-vision-comes-first.mp3 Before a leader can cast a compelling vision for an organization, he or she has to be living a compelling personal vision. Greg and I explain why this is an indispensable first…

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible. https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/episode-110-audio.mp3 One of the amazing things about the Bible is that it has practical application for every aspect of our lives—including the business world! Today Greg and I are excited to announce that for the first…

Years ago, a successful salesperson recruited me to come work for their firm. He was positive, futuristic, and compelling. As the saying goes, he could sell a swimsuit to an Eskimo. Never a down day. Always a solution for small to gigantic problem. I learned a lot from him and his positive mindset. 

Some would say he was overly-optimistic. But it worked. People loved working with him, buying from him, and joining with him wherever he was working.

Dale Carnegie has a fitting quote about enthusiasm and positivity: “A salesperson without enthusiasm is merely a clerk.”

Optimism draws people, fires people up, and builds their desire to join in and make a difference. 

Pessimism pushes people away, deters people from excelling, and even discourages people from trying. It can easily produce negativism and apathy. 

I worked with a guy who was half-empty all the times, even when there were good things happening all around us. He was exhausting to others. He saw himself as the “King Julian” (a funny character from the Madagascar movie) of our firm. Only when he drank too much—which was, sadly, too often—did he show a personality that was palatable to be around for a little bit.

“It’s not what you look at that matters. It’s what you see.” —Henry David Thoreau

When a leader is optimistic they see the problem and the people differently. With hope they see their goodness and their full potential. A misty-optic person limits others and as a result, people with talent often leave for a better environment where they can bloom and thrive.

One of my coaches early in my sports career was a “Negative Nelly.” These types of leaders do not influence others to strive toward success and goodness. With this Negative Nelly at the helm, we never had a practice where it went well according to him. It was always something—some ticky-tack issue or a picky point of contention. As players, we always felt like he was having a bad day and taking it out on us!

Eye doctors know that 20/20 is the ideal score for eyesight. Leadership foresight is 20/20 only if we have a magical crystal ball that allows us to look ahead before we say something or make a decision. 

In business, casting vision and sharing that vision with your team, associates, and business partners is vital for success. Vision is important to people because it is like a map. It answers questions like? Where we going? How we going to get there? When we going to get there?

If a business displays a confusing vision or message, it’s very difficult for people to follow wholeheartedly. Misty-Optics never helps any organizational leader cast a clear and compelling vision, only genuinely optimistic leaders can do that.  

I am inviting you to come and watch today's livestream or watch the replay. I'll be sharing my vision for both blog and YouTube channel.

2023 is fast approaching! It’s time to let go of the past and look forward to the future! I’d like to invite you to join me as I share potential plans for this channel and my blog site, Christianity Explained. I’ll also be sharing my perspective on what I’ve been hearing in the prophetic circles. Just so you know, I am seeking to post a link to my weekly livestream on this blog site. The stream…