-Alexander Graham Bell
As I was winding down late last night, I flipped over to a financial news broadcast. The speaker was discussing how much planning goes into ones financial future. He mentioned that more planning goes into a family summer vacation than into their financial future. I can believe it and thought to myself – how much planning do people put into their personal success and happiness?
A lot of people will say they are "well prepared" because they have a LIST where they write down the things to be done – call a client, read a book, and start a business. I contest that most people don't plan out their next day, month, or year effectively and have likely never looked at planning the rest of their life. Have you considered if you are moving in the right direction? How would you know? Do you have a plan on where you are going in the next 3 years? Do you know what the first step is to get there? I would say it's OK if you don't… it's not though. GREAT NEWS - You can CHANGE that today!
SUCCESS STEP:
Begin your Success and Happiness Preparation Planning - Spend 1 hour tonight and create a rough sketch of your 3 year success vision (i.e. where do I want to be and what does it look like). Then number the items that you generate from most important to least (at this time). Pull out the TOP FIVE (5) items on your list and write them down on a SEPARATE piece of paper. THESE ARE YOUR 5 TASKS TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS. Write down the first step required to begin the achievement of these goals. You will FOCUS on the first one ONLY, until it is complete. Then you will FOCUS on number two (2). Repeat until you have completed* all five (5).
* Some "goals" will be the beginning of a process and unable to realistically accomplish in 90 days. If so, drill down to the "most achievable task" that can be completed within 90 days. That will be your GOAL.
Cheers,
Zach
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