A 4-Step System to Plan Out Your Whole Life
Being more structured will actually give you more freedom
Four things every person needs: a five-year plan, a one-year plan, a monthly plan, and a daily plan.
It sounds like a lot, I know. But it’s not hard to do. And working according to this four-step-system — something I was inspired to try after watching the entrepreneur Jim Rohn’s seminar How To Take Charge Of Your Life — has transformed my life and career in surprising ways. Rohn points out that with so many shiny things constantly grabbing our attention, it’s easy to get paralyzed by indecision and drift through life without a clear purpose. But with a little planning, you can avoid that type of time-wasting and aimlessness.
There’s one big caveat to any type of planning, of course: You can set goals, but you can’t control outcomes. In fact, planning has nothing to do with control. But it has everything to do with getting started.
To plan your life effectively and make sure those plans are executed, I recommend creating a five-year, one-year, monthly, and daily plan.
How to create a five-year plan
Picture yourself very far into your future. Where do you want to be? A plan is nothing more than a combination of goals (what you want…
