Every dream or big dream must have a plan. What good is having a dream if you don’t have a plan to achieve it?
I myself have been guilty of this and was so upset when things did not go the way I had hoped that they would until I realized my pattern.
I did not plan! It’s just that simple.
Knowing how to reach your dreams is just as important as determining what your dreams are.
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Let me share with you a few points to keep in mind when it comes to the path you are dreaming.
How To Plan Your Life For Success
- You must start with a plan. Almost everyone starts in different places, and the goal may seem as if it is far away, but where you start doesn’t matter.
- Stay on course by making positive daily decisions. A suggestion would be to plan and manage or keep a journal and do things systematically.
- Plan your road and manage them accordingly.
- If necessary do it in small increments to assure that you are really putting your best in achieving your goals.
- Use your most productive time of day wisely
Vision your dream by having a specific picture, because the more detailed it is the more real it becomes.
A great way to help with goal setting, especially if you aren’t quite clear is with goal guides.
Goal guides help you dive deeper. I believe goal guides help mentally unlock what’s most important for you no matter big or small.
Lara Casey’s goal guides are excellent at helping to do just that.
Guides for couples, parents, a wellness goal guide, finance goal guide.
Her guides are companions with her Powersheets, but they are not necessary to still get the benefit of these guides.
Look at it every day, when you wake in the morning or driving your car so that you are consistently making the small adjustments to stay on course.
Right above my computer monitor on the wall, I have a vision board that has a daily prayer that I say, along with photos and cute little objects to represent what I am working to accomplish.
It’s in a perfect spot right in eye view and cannot be ignored.
If you are not working towards your goals, what’s the point of dreaming…
When I look at my computer monitor, I am looking at my vision board.
You must be hungry at accomplishing your dream and don’t stop until it’s achieved.
Don’t give up on achieving your dream. I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but sometimes repeating over and over it needed. 🙂
Understand there will be obstacles and setbacks along the way, but momentum is key.
I know from experience when you stop, it is hard to get going again, so don’t!
Dream big when you want to achieve success in a big way.
Aim for the sky and reach there. Work hard for it and hard work will pave the way for unlimited opportunities.
How To Plan Your Life Goals
SMART goals (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound)
Understand your “why” is the first step.
Life can get so busy and it is easy to get caught up in the day to day tasks and lose sight of what the greater purpose of the reason you are doing something at all.
Take some time to visualize what exactly you want out of life for yourself.
Brainstorm what you would like for family, education, career, or business.
Next, it is time to make a plan by writing it down.
Goals that you set should be short SMART (be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.)
Specific – The more specific, the easier it will be to plan
Measurable – How will you meet your goal
Achievable – What are the exact steps you will take
Relevant – Why is this goal the most important
Time-Bound – When should this be completed
Being realistic when setting goals is important because it will keep you motivated and removes the possibility of discouragement due to the unrealistic goals previously set.
This is why with SMART goals are “achievable” because you are planning within your scope.
To Sum It Up
Revisit your goals often, meaning on a daily or weekly basis to make sure that you are keeping the process going.
My rule of thumb is to always check my weekly progress to make sure that it is aligned with what I have set for the month.
This allows time to fix, correct, or readjust whatever is needed so that I can have a successful month.
Everything starts with small steps and habits are powerful so use your moment to create good ones.
How to plan your life will become easier over time the more you do it and create good habits that will help you succeed in life.
What are something or tools that you use to plan your life? Leave them in the comments below.
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