A Vision Board That Could Fit in a Glove Compartment
I was asked to speak for a women’s initiative.
To a room full of men.
Power Home Remodeling had launched their Nashville’s PWI to spark conversation about gender equity in a male-dominated sales culture. The average rep? Male, mid-30s, extroverted, competitive. And I knew if I showed up with the usual language — empowerment, vulnerability, work-life balance — I might lose them before I even started.
So I built something different. Something they could hold.
Each rep received a ring of vision cards — not pinned to a dusty bulletin board, but clipped together, ready for a dashboard, a glove compartment, or a gym bag. The first card simply read:
“You’re reading this right now, which means you care.”
Then came a prompt.
Then another.
Then space for their own answers.
What have you already accomplished?
What do you want next?
What’s your “why”?
What’s your “how”?
Who will you become — and who will it serve?
We talked about legacy. About vision. About women pioneers and the men who came before them, for better or worse. And we asked: What do you want to leave behind, and what do you want to leave better?
I watched these men write. Sit in silence. Flip through the pages of their own thoughts.
And I realized: inspiration doesn’t have to be loud.
