Do You Create A Plan
Lee Broders
International Business Mentor & Life Coach | Professional Speaker | Author | NED | Empowering Business Owners to create TIME for strategic GROWTH | Specializing in scaling businesses to 7-figures and beyond
Do you create a plan?
We all have dreams of what our lives could be like.
Sometimes those desires need the most attention and energy to come true, so they are worth fighting for, but other times it can feel difficult, not knowing which direction would best suit you, or even how much work needs to be put into something before its fruition becomes apparent.
That's why a plan becomes so important.
There are many people out there who don't make plans, using the saying that 'no plan survives the first contact', meaning it doesn't matter how good a plan is, it may not work and things will have to change.
However, if you don't plan, how are we expected to achieve what we desire and deserve in our life?
When we set goals, we are taking our dreams and writing them down, so they become a reality.
To be able to reach those goals we need to plan how to get there, because if we don't, we will never be able to get there.
We need to be able to make plans both in our personal and our business life, which will allow us to make changes that will improve our life.
You know it's time to make changes when you find yourself thinking about your life, but not really doing anything about it.
Is this you?
By creating a plan to help you, you can feel more in control of your future and provide a clear path towards what matters most to you.
The process starts with creating an easily accessible document where your thoughts are recorded either by pen or electronically, where you're able to have a series of steps, which will lead you down the path towards success.
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It's easy when we have our goals clearly laid out before us, but they can also seem so difficult sometimes.
Here are six steps to help you create a plan.
1. Create a vision, allow yourself to dream big as we have the ability to do whatever we want in our life.
2. Perform a self-assessment, be honest with yourself and what you really want in life. Identify both your strengths and your weaknesses.
3. Prioritise your life. Identify what is most important to you and make sure you're able to focus your attention on these.
4. Identify your values feel and analyze the difference for your core values, where you are now and where you want to be.
5. Establish goals, create high level goals of what you want in your life and how you will accomplish them.
6. Outline and action plan. Only when you take action with your life, will you change by creating smaller, achievable tasks are you able to plan your future.
Planning your life is a similar process as going on an adventure.
You need a map so you know where to reach your destination and plan accordingly before taking off, as it's not worth driving aimlessly, if there are roads already taken by someone else who's already gone where you're going.
When you take the time to plan your life, not only will you be more likely to reach your goal, but you will also reach it in the most efficient way by utilizing chance as an alternative method of getting where you want to, instead of relying on it, this can actually work out better for you allowing you to live a limitless life.
I hope you found this informative and insightful.