Planning With Intention

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “If you don’t plan, you are planning to fail” at some point in your life. While most people apply this principle to the major parts of their life, i.e. career, business, etc., some forget that planning your personal development is also an essential part of achieving the things you want in life.

In creating a personal development plan, you set out to live each day with intent, knowing it’s going to lead you to the future you want. A personal development plan lets you identify where and how you focus your action, so you can ultimately succeed in reaching your goals allowing you to live a life with purpose.

Let’s take a look at some of the benefits to creating and implementing a personal development plan

• More Self-Awareness – When you have more self-awareness, you are more likely to be honest with yourself about who you are. You know your strengths and weaknesses, and you know what motivates you and why.
• Better Sense of Direction – Nothing ensures you get where you want to go than knowing the path it takes to get there. Having a plan will help you remain focused and intentional about reaching your goals.
• Improved Effectiveness – Creating a plan allows you to think through potential roadblocks, problems, and risks before you embark on the journey, so that you are more likely to be successful in your endeavors. 
• Better Focus – It’s easier to stay focused when you have experienced some success. When you realize that following a plan and implementing the plan truly ensures you experience more success, it’s easier to focus on that because you know it works.
• More Motivation – Obviously, you’re going to be more motivated to succeed when you experience success in your actions. This motivation can help build the momentum you need to keep going and achieving even more of your goals.
• Greater Resilience – When you are sure of yourself, setbacks don’t set you back as far as they would if you were just wandering through life aimlessly. You can look to your plan and adjust in a way that doesn’t cause you to stop moving forward.
• Stronger Relationships – When you understand yourself, it’s a lot easier to understand and relate to others. It’s easier for you to put yourself in their shoes, to explain how you feel about things, and to be more proactive in keeping relationships healthy.
• Increased Confidence – Success breeds confidence. As you implement your plan and began to experience more success, you’ll become much more confident in your decision-making abilities.

 Just like no two people are the same, neither, are two plans are the same. Therefore, benefits and results will vary based on the individual and how much growth they desire to experience as a result of implementing their plans. The beauty in creating a personal development plan, is that you’ll discover that you don’t have to accept life as is. We all have the power to change ourselves, actions, and feelings. Once you come to accept this belief, you will realize nothing is impossible.

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