Step 1: What's your vision?

I want to make this world a place of justice, unity, equality and peace. I am passionate about refugees and changing Australia's migration policy towards them so that people fleeing persecution are welcomed and helped instead of locked up on a remote island or in the desert.
(ActNow Member, Mary-Anne)

Photographer : Jack Brodus @ flickr

Everyone has a “vision”—an idea of what you want your world to be. Your world might be your local community, your country or the whole world. Your vision can be as local or global as you like. We’ve all got different visions relating to our different experiences of life. Working it out will help guide you, whatever action you may take.

1. Here are some questions to help you define your vision:

Here are four questions that will help you identify your passions and interests. Jot down some points and put it in a safe place. A few people are going to ask you for your vision along the way, and by answering it well, they’ll take you seriously. If they believe in you, they’ll give you their support.

Why are you reading this?

What motivates you to act? Why do you want to Act Now? Who inspires you? Who do you admire and why?

What pisses you off?

Have a think about what pisses you off in your world. Think as local or global as you like. For example, you could get angry about how much traffic there is in your area, or that people simply don’t have a public transport option. Looks like you’ve got a real passion for public transport. You think that people need to be encouraged to use it more and that there needs to be more of it.

There’s no point in being angry but doing nothing about it. Turn your vision into action: say your morning bus runs late every morning. You’re sick and tired of this. Make this your vision: the bus company will run a decent service. Your action will be to do something about late buses.

Can’t get enough of something?

What do you want to see more of? SammyP wanted to see more people giving blood.

What’s stopping you?

What things stop you from doing something about these issues? How will you overcome or deal with these?

2. Next Steps

The ActNow blog is a good way of getting support, staying motivated, and sharing experiences with ActNow members. If you want to keep your friends in the know, email them the link and ask for feedback.