It’s the end of 2016 and time to look back at the past year. Â What worked, what didn’t. Â What did you like, what did you not like? Â And what might have happened that changed your trajectory? Once that is done, it’s time to plan out next year.
Each year, I like to set aside time to plan for the next. Â I check in with my lifetime goals to make sure that I’m still on track and that they haven’t changed. Â If lifetime goals change, then I need to look at my three and five-year goals to make sure things are still pointed in the same direction. Sometimes life throws a curveball (like it did with my job,) and adjustments need to be made. Â It’s important to be flexible enough to make those adjustments. Â You don’t want to be so rigid in your plan that you have to throw it completely out and start over. Â For me, the change in my job status doesn’t impact the lifetime goals, but there are some current changes in my one and possibly three-year goals that will need to happen.
To help you make your plans, I created a post last year, Planning Goals for 2016 and Beyond, which is still relevant in planning this year (or any year.) Â This post will help you think about lifetime goals and then work backward to create 5, 3 and 1-year goals to get you there. Â After you’ve decided on those goals, then check out Plan A Date For It which will help you get everything into your planner. Â Once you’re done with both of these, then it’s time to Create a Portable Vision Board to keep your goals in mind.
With all of these tools at your fingertips, you’ll be able to start making and keeping your life plans.
