Without a clear direction for your life, you will be swept up by people with a plan and end up in places you didn’t intend to go.
With a plan, you will make better decisions and have better life outcomes.
This depth of planning is a common thread amongst all guests in the previous 41 episodes of the show.
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Today’s episode has no guest, rather it is a chat with me about the importance of creating a life and career plan for yourself.
👇 Creating the Plan#
Option 1 - Personal Mission Statement#
The first way to think about your plan is with a personal mission statement.
Think about this, you’ve just died and you are attending your funeral.
Certain people get up to speak about you
- a family member
- a friend
- a work colleague
- someone from your community
What do they say about you?
What do you wish they would say about you?
Use this inspiration to create a mission statement for yourself.
A constitution of you.
Be creative, it doesn’t have to be written. It can be a song, a poem, or a vision board. Anything you can imagine.
The length is not important.
Option 2 - The Life Vision#
The second method is to create a vision for your life. You can start by thinking about what you want your life to look like.
These questions may provide you with inspiration.
Do
- How much control do I have over my schedule?
- What does my daily routine look like?
- What’s my work-life balance?
- What’s the importance of what I do?
- What hobbies do I have?
Be
- What kind of friend am I?
- What do people know me for?
- How do other people think of me?
- How do I feel at work?
- How do I feel at home?
- How do I feel around my family?
Have
- Where do I live?
- What kind of house do I live in?
- How much money do I make?
- What kind of influence do I have?
- What’s my family like?
- What is my partner like?
Give
- What do I help people with?
- What causes do I contribute to?
This can be changed, updated, or revised in the future.
It’s important to have these things though
Further Reading#
Books I would read to investigate this topic further 👇
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You - Cal Newport
- Business Model You - Tim Clark
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Steven Covey
- Be Your Future Self Now - Benjamin P. Hardy
📝 Content Timestamps#
00:00 Lifestyle Career Plan
00:59 Career Planning
01:55 Why Career Plan?
06:05 Career Planning Examples
11:58 Critiques
13:26 Creating the Plan
15:28 Conclusion
16:43 Outro