Never trust a long term plan

You've figured out your "X". That's amazing. Very few people actually manage to do that.

You've figured out a general roadmap for getting there. Here's where you want to be in five years. So to reach there, here's where you need to be in three. Here's where you need to be in one. Here's where you need to be in three months.

Three months is important.

It's far enough away that you can make some significant progress. It's close enough that you feel the urgency; if you want to get there, you can't afford to slack off.

So look at your three month target.

• What are 12 things you can actually physically do to make sure that you achieve your April target?
• Schedule one of those 12 things each week between now and April.
• Say to yourself out loud "I commit to doing Y this week as it will help me reach my goal of X".
• And then make sure you do those 12 things over the next 12 weeks.

When you get to April, repeat the process.

Look at your January 2020 goal and figure out what the ONE THING you need to achieve by August 2019 is. Then write out 12 tasks from April to August and do one each week.

And then do the same again each quarter - look at your next big milestone, figure out ONE THING you can do in the next quarter to move in that direction then break it into 12 weekly tasks.

This gives you the time to deal with all the day-to-day stuff that gets in the way, whilst still remaining focussed on your life's purpose. It gives you a chance to reevaluate and change your plans as life throws stuff at you, but makes sure you keep heading in the same direction.

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