What is a “Life Plan”?
Michael Hyatt & Daniel Harkavy, the authors of “Living Forward, a proven plan to stop drifting and get the life you want” describe it as :
“a short written document, usually eight to fifteen pages long. It is created by you and for you. It describes how you want to be remembered. It articulates your personal priorities. It provides the specific actions necessary to take you from where you are to where you want to be in every major area of your life. It is most of all, a living document that you will tweak and adjust as necessary for the rest of your life.”
8 reasons why I’m doing a “Life plan”
1: Live with intention.
When I read Ware Bronnie’s book “The top five regrets of the dying”, I think that intention in life may be the biggest differentiator between regret and a sense of peace when you reach the end of the road.
The 5 regrets summarized in the book :
- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
- I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
- I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
- I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
- I wish that I had let myself be happier.
2: Keep the big picture.
How often do we meet someone who tells us a story, or presents a project and the first impression is “I’m lost in the details”.
And this is what happens in our lives. Keeping the big picture allows us to be clearer.
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3: Make sure I’m climbing the right wall.
It’s a shame to get to the top and realize that you’ve climbed the wrong wall with great effort.
The reflection of the life plan limits this possibility.
4: Do things I would never have done otherwise
I know, of course, I should do it.
But caught up in my direct family responsibilities and my projects, I don’t naturally think about it.
What am I talking about? The important but not urgent activities. The ones that you always postpone.
- To propose a day of pleasure to my nieces. They choose the program and we do it together. A time just for us.
- To take a trip and visit old friends
5: Take more quality time for me.
Thinking, walking, doing sports…
6: Remember that there is an end
and therefore enjoy more..
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.”
—Michael Landon.
You Are Your Most Important Project. Take It Seriously And Grow Yourself.
7: Have a good why
Which also comes from the reflection required to create your life plan.
8: Attract the things that interest me like a magnet.
When you buy a white car, you feel like you see more of it.
When the big picture is clear, you notice the opportunities more.
They were always there. You just changed.
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