Someone, couple days ago, made me realize that my Life Plan was "vague". Maybe the content is meaningful but the truth is that when a Life Plan is not that specific, it'll mean that you will have less probabilities to achieve what you wanted in the beginning. I took a course once that taugth me the same: To make a Life Plan ,one has to be set with goals in short, mid and long terms; and they have to be realistic and measurables. The success in designing a Life Plan, is based on a date. If some of you are reading this and think :"True I have never writen down my Life Plan.." well , bingo! Now that you got to think about it, I guess I reminded you of something really important here: We can't let our lives just go with the flow. Not having set goals will provoke this situation. We need to set our "north " (just as a compass) to always have a clear understanding of where are we going or what we want to accomplish, not to let time surprise you. I had forgotten about that, I had a great start but then I forgot to focus.Falling in love made me lose my north and while trying to set mutual goals, I deceived myself.
Thank you so very much to Richie, who reminded me that my Life Plan needed to be checked and re-written. Richie came out of the blue. We had not seen each other in a long time, and suddenly he was looking for me to share with me how his life had changed because of his life plan, then asked me to tell him about mine just as part of the conversation. It was like someone had sent me him to make me realize this : "You do have a lot to give, and your surrounded by many people but you still feel empty inside"... and somehow that is the result of a poor, vague, unspecific planning.It was shocking to realize how someone who I see only once a year and talk to maybe ten times during the same year could see that in me. What an amazing coincidence that put him on my path right at the exact time!
That's the reason I've decided not to postpone anything anymore; to run my life again and do something about it. I can’t leave God to do everything for me. I know he is with me all the time but he needs me to work by myself. He only gives me the INSIGHT.
By writing this entry, I pretend only to make you realize that it is more than NECESARY, to have a written Life Plan. Having a Life Plan inside our heads only will leave you room for uncertainty and changing your route. We have to write, analyze, and re-write to get the necessary information and make things happen.
Whoever doesn't have time to think about what they want out of life, will be extremely exposed and end up feeling unsatisfied. Or feeling that the wind has dragged them to someplace in the middle of nowhere thinking "how the heck did I end up here!"
So, think about your Life Plan and take time to remember: "The difference between making a dream come true and achieving a goal is just to set a date."
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