Horizon Life Plan
Life planning involves many dimensions of life including:
· career and work
· community service and civic engagement
· family relationships
· friendships and affiliations
· physical health, nutrition and fitness
· emotional and spiritual wellbeing
· learning and creativity
· recreation, leisure and travel
· financial needs and resources
· lifestyle, location and housing
Life planning ensures that we visualize then see the life we want, make plans, resolve issues and of course have the resources to fully live and enjoy the life we've planned. Please review all the pages. It's your life. Plan it well.
Life Planning Recommendation #1: Formalize It
Most people spend more time each year on grocery lists than on a plan for their life. Take your life planning seriously, but have fun with it. Set aside time without distractions to contemplate and decide what your goals and aspirations are. Commit your thoughts to paper or a goal-setting application, such as myGoals.com.
Life Planning Recommendation #2: Seek Guidance
If you’re not comfortable with personal reflection and self-analysis, you may find it useful to have a coach or mentor help you with your life planning.
Life Planning Recommendation #3: Set Your Goals (Very Important Step)
Clearly determine what your goals are. Be specific.
It is best to manage some short-term, some mid-term, and some long-term goals at the same time.
Life Planning Recommendation #4: Create Your Goal plans® (Very Important Step)
Identify and list all the obstacles standing between you and the goal. Identify resources, assistance, information or anything else that might be needed to reach the goal. As you're writing, don’t get discouraged by the obstacles–they’re an absolutely necessary part of your plan. Taking each obstacle one at a time, write one or more ways the obstacle could be overcome. These are tasks (or action items) that will comprise your to-do list. Expect to have several tasks per obstacle. Assign a start and completion date to each task in the plan. It’s ok to be working on several different tasks at the same time, but don’t over do it. Be realistic.
Life Planning Recommendation #5: Share Your Plans with Others
No one becomes successful alone. Individual achievement is greatly impacted by your abilities to ask for assistance, solicit support from friends, family, co-workers, mentors and others with experienced in the area of your pursuit. Only involve those people who will truly support your efforts.
Life Planning Recommendation #6: Persevere
Some of the most rewarding achievements require the greatest investment in time and resources. Having a commitment to persevere, especially when faced with obstacles, is a key differentiator between success and giving up too soon.
Life Planning Recommendation #7: Reassess and Be Flexible
Circumstances change, unexpected events occur, and your life plan and goals should be updated to adapt to changes. Use myGoals.com to help construct your Goal PlansTM and modify it regularly. Don’t be afraid to change your priorities and reassess your direction. Life planning is a dynamic process and full of unforeseeable opportunities.
Life Planning Recommendation #8: Enjoy the Journey
Life planning is an ongoing, exciting way to better chart your course through life as opposed to simply drifting or being at the whims of fate. This is your life–make of it what you can and enjoy the process
Contact Marc Crolius @ 216.346.1525 or mailto:marc@horizonlifeplan.com
· career and work
· community service and civic engagement
· family relationships
· friendships and affiliations
· physical health, nutrition and fitness
· emotional and spiritual wellbeing
· learning and creativity
· recreation, leisure and travel
· financial needs and resources
· lifestyle, location and housing
Life planning ensures that we visualize then see the life we want, make plans, resolve issues and of course have the resources to fully live and enjoy the life we've planned. Please review all the pages. It's your life. Plan it well.
Life Planning Recommendation #1: Formalize It
Most people spend more time each year on grocery lists than on a plan for their life. Take your life planning seriously, but have fun with it. Set aside time without distractions to contemplate and decide what your goals and aspirations are. Commit your thoughts to paper or a goal-setting application, such as myGoals.com.
Life Planning Recommendation #2: Seek Guidance
If you’re not comfortable with personal reflection and self-analysis, you may find it useful to have a coach or mentor help you with your life planning.
Life Planning Recommendation #3: Set Your Goals (Very Important Step)
Clearly determine what your goals are. Be specific.
- Bad: “To travel more”
- Good: “To Backpack through Europe Next Summer”
It is best to manage some short-term, some mid-term, and some long-term goals at the same time.
Life Planning Recommendation #4: Create Your Goal plans® (Very Important Step)
Identify and list all the obstacles standing between you and the goal. Identify resources, assistance, information or anything else that might be needed to reach the goal. As you're writing, don’t get discouraged by the obstacles–they’re an absolutely necessary part of your plan. Taking each obstacle one at a time, write one or more ways the obstacle could be overcome. These are tasks (or action items) that will comprise your to-do list. Expect to have several tasks per obstacle. Assign a start and completion date to each task in the plan. It’s ok to be working on several different tasks at the same time, but don’t over do it. Be realistic.
Life Planning Recommendation #5: Share Your Plans with Others
No one becomes successful alone. Individual achievement is greatly impacted by your abilities to ask for assistance, solicit support from friends, family, co-workers, mentors and others with experienced in the area of your pursuit. Only involve those people who will truly support your efforts.
Life Planning Recommendation #6: Persevere
Some of the most rewarding achievements require the greatest investment in time and resources. Having a commitment to persevere, especially when faced with obstacles, is a key differentiator between success and giving up too soon.
Life Planning Recommendation #7: Reassess and Be Flexible
Circumstances change, unexpected events occur, and your life plan and goals should be updated to adapt to changes. Use myGoals.com to help construct your Goal PlansTM and modify it regularly. Don’t be afraid to change your priorities and reassess your direction. Life planning is a dynamic process and full of unforeseeable opportunities.
Life Planning Recommendation #8: Enjoy the Journey
Life planning is an ongoing, exciting way to better chart your course through life as opposed to simply drifting or being at the whims of fate. This is your life–make of it what you can and enjoy the process
Contact Marc Crolius @ 216.346.1525 or mailto:marc@horizonlifeplan.com