Create Time For Your LIFE PLAN!

Plan

Have you written a business plan before? Perhaps-you've written a travel itinerary? Or perhaps you have planned a big event in your life like a 21st birthday party or a wedding? Maybe you think just keeping a diary is all you need to plan your time! 

Well may I suggest that as well as the above.... We all need a Create Time For Our Life-Plan!! 

... If you want to create the kind of life that surpasses your craziest expectations then creating a life plan is the only way to success!! 

Get to know yourself 

Make a point of finding out your strengths and weaknesses, your core values and your beliefs...

What is your vision?

You've got to plan the route you're going to take or you may just find yourself going round in a big circle back to square one! 

Soooo...... Create Time For Your Life and think about what inspires you...about how you can help the world....be it designing something, mentoring people or using your marketing skills to help businesses... lets face it...every kind of career actually helps someone somewhere at some point down the line.... 

Create an empowering vision statement..This vision is the very heart of what you want to accomplish.. Where do you see yourself in six months, six years or even 16 years? Be brave and bold!!! Make a decision on how you want your life to map out! 

Is Your Cup Half Full or Half Empty? 

Do you see obstacles as huge problems to getting what you want or are you able to view them as challenges that you can enjoy overcoming? Make a promise to develop an optimistic mentality that everything has a solution! 

As you are creating your Life Plan, make sure you acknowledge that there will be challenges along the way and commit to facing them with good humour, good faith and nerves of steel!! 

Set Your Targets 

 Just like in a business plan ,you have to set targets. In order to achieve the things you want from life, you need daily, weekly and monthly targets...  But unlike in business, these targets should cover all aspects of your life.....your mind...your body and your soul! 

When you are Creating Time For Your Life-Plan , do so with confidence and passion but keep in mind that you are aiming to keep a balance in your life.. Try to avoid letting any one area consume you! Remember that in order to perform at your very best, you need to take time for rest and rejuvenation.... 

Therefore...when you write your goals, not only focus on what you will do to pursue your passions and your visions but think about how you will tend to your health, both physical and mental. 

Teamwork... 

 In order to Create Time For Your Purpose-Driven Vision of Your Life.....,acknowledge that this can’t be done alone.  You need to reach out to the the world around you.  Leaders have the ability to inspire great things from those around them and part of a good life plan will include who you want to spend your time with and how you will inspire them.   For each element of your plan, you will need to attract a certain person, or group of people; They will help you take your vision to the next level. 

Evaluate 

 A great life plan, just like a great business plan, will have built-in evaluation processes.  How will you know if you are on the right track to fulfilling your vision, if you don’t take time to stop and reflect on what you have accomplished? 

 Celebrate the successes along the way and make sure that you are always keeping on track to your ultimate plan! 

 Create Time For Your Life now and use these tools to create a plan for your life. Only when it is written out will you be on your way to creating life the way you always dreamed of!!!

Great Video on Procrastination.....

We all procrastinate!!

Love this trailer for a new book ....think it puts it so simply ...dont need to add anytihng else... enjoy!!

Have You Forgotten How Wise You Were as a Baby?

A friend has just had a baby daughter....another has one on the way...Visiting the new born last week with my own grown up daughter....It made me think again about the whole baby experience once more!!  

Don t you agree we can all learn from little babies.....when a new baby comes into your life...whether it s your own, or the child of  a relative or a friend....there is no doubt that it tugs at the strings of  our emotions and feelings...However , if we look at babies objectively, I think you will see that babies can also be a source of great inspiration..  Actually....they can be a great source of motivation  to us if we watch them carefully.

Soooo... what observations did I make?

Happiness

Just look at the care free activities of a baby.  A baby gets right into its own little world of happiness.  That s because they are so full of innocence!!  Adults on the other hand overload themselves with knowledge and information......

Do you think it s possible to switch off the antenna for a while and just experience happiness in innocent ways....

Thirst for Knowledge

Babies are fascinated by everything....they are desperate to understand how things work and explore their small world around them.  They can interpret lip movements, learn languages and understand mannerisms...all this at weeks old...

Don't you agree that we as adults could do with digging up some of that natural curiosity...let s face it...we still have all the necessary tools within ourselves to learn more about our world...to learn new languages and to learn new skills.

Live life in the Now!

A baby doesn't worry about  yesterday or plan for tomorrow..  So why when we grow up do we get caught up in our past and worry about our future? 

Soo....Make the most of today!!

Try, Try and Try Again!!

A young baby will try to crawl..However, when it fails the first time, does it give up and get back in the pram?  No! It keeps going until it succeeds.The same with learning to stand and finally learning to walk.  They might cry for help but they keep on going...and oh the sense of achievement you can see in their eyes when they finally succeed!!

So no more running away from challenges! No more looking for  the easy option all the time!  Get inspired and realize your goals by try, try and trying again!!.

Forgive and Forget

A baby never harbors any resentment...If you show them impatience due to lack of sleep...Do they turn their back on you and not communicate for a few days? No!  The next time you are feeding them at four in the morning they are smiling at you full of love and adoration!!

Get back that great baby love!!  Have an open heart.  Consciously ignore minor mistakes of others and give them a chance to correct and excel!!  Wouldn't you agree that when we help others grow, we grow even more? 

Have Trust!

Babies are 100% trusting...They are  fearless; they know that you are always there for them.. When you throw them up in the air for play, they laugh instead of crying. 

So.....if you trust someone, make it 100%. No half way measures!! Complete trust creates wonderful and long lasting relationships. 

 Where s that belly laugh gone?

Get inspiration from babies from the way they laugh when they  feel great. They laugh from  their heart.

 Soooo.......Look for the funny side in everything....and laugh and relieve stress!

 Unconditional love 

A baby loves its parents unconditionally.........

Sooo... when that little baby reaches its teenage years....... remind yourself of the example it set you and follow its lead!!

Everyone needs a little nudge along the way.....

Ever;y day we have to make decisions....we normally dont take these decisions lightly because we are afraid.......afraid of failing, afraid of letting go of the ones we love, or afraid of moving  forwards, losing the safety  of what and where we know....

In your own life situation...let s call it  LIFE SIT 1, .....you know deep down you have to take action to make this the year your life changes for the better.....

Sooo......you make the choice to  take the leap....and guess what..... your career skyrockets, you live out your passions, your relationships become more fulfilling and all in all you find yourself wealthier, happier and healthier than ever before....

However what if in the same situation...Let s call it LIFE SIT 2,,,,,you  do nothing...and this year passes with the usual roller coaster of ups and downs, failures and successes...You go through the same old routines and you stay the same person you have always been....with the same shortcomings, flaws and unfulfilled dreams..

Well....why not Create Time For Your Life  and take a look at this video.  Then, make your choice...Ask yourself whether you are going to stay in the same old LIFE SIT 2 or take the leap and grab  LIFE SIT 1 with both hands..!!!

This Video is Called ....EVEN EAGLES NEED A PUSH...by ...DAVID MACNALLY..

ENJOY!!!

Failed to Reach Your Goals in the Past...TRY THIS!!

How many times have you set yourself a target in the past and then not got there.....given up half way down the line and stayed stuck in the old routine....maybe you cringe now at the thought of trying again..?. 

Well this time it will be different because this time you are not going to try!! This time you are going to do!!  There is a big difference!!

For example....try right now to jump two feet in the air...well did you....this time  really try!   You see it makes a real difference when you try and when you actually  do.....Trying  gets you nowhere....doing gets you where you want to be!!

Sooo.....Ask yourself this...

Do you start things because you think you should or ought to or have to..?

Well if that s the case.....then you need to bin these ideas....

You need to replace them with  I want, I desire, I am, I aspre to, I would like to..

Sooo... if you really want to do something, lets looks at what has stopped you in the past when you have tried..

Look at the example below and change it for  your own suggestions...

My goal is.....

To change my career

What do you want this goal for ?.... i.e.  What will it give you...

It will give me more money, a sense of purpose, a better life:work ratio

What has stopped you from achieving this so far?

I’ve been too busy at work..I ve not explored the options....i dont know where to start.

What has stopped you doing things to help you achieve it?

Scared of change, fear of failure, lack of confidence, lack of research, lack of motivation

What do you need to focus on in order to achieve this goal?

Improve my confidence..list my strengths and abilities. take some small starts to start to make the change..research other career options to see what appeals.

Are you committed to doing this?

Yes!!

Hurray!

Remember this.....If a goal is not written down...it is actually only a wish, a hope or a want.. it s not a real goal!!

Sooo. what can you do today to get started...

1..  Write down a very short term goal

     Something you want to do tomorrow or the next day

2...Include the date you want to achieve this goal by.

3....Now write down the steps you need to take in order to achieve your goal.

For Instance

My goal is to organise an event next friday...

Steps to reach this goal..

1.. Check my diary to make sure i have nothing else arranged

2....Decide where the event is to be and at what time..

3....Decide who is to be there and what is going to happen

4..  Send out the invitations to the event

5....Organise what will happen at the event

6..  Hold the event

GOAL ACHIEVED.... its simple isnt it...And this can be done for ANYTHING in your life!!

Soooo start your pro active goal list now..

1... Know what you want!!

2... Start each goal with the words My Goal is to.....

3....Be as specific and clear as possible...give an in depth description....ie.  if you want to make more money.....your goal should be more along the lines of ...I want to be debt free and to have 300,000 in the bank!!

4...Wherever possible state your goal in positive terms....i.e. say what you DO want not what you DONT want!!

5...Make sure you REALLY WANT this goal!!

6..Remember goals must be FLEXIBLE and their TARGET DATES also...this way you wont beat yourself up when plans change...

Sooooo....  COME...ON.. What you waiting for.....START NOW!!