PLAN YOUR LIFE, LIVE YOUR PLAN.

 PLAN YOUR LIFE, LIVE YOUR PLAN.

I’ve observed that most people try to plan their lives one day at a time. They wake up, make up their to-do list, and dive into action (although some people aren’t even that strategic).

Fewer individuals plan their lives one week at a time. They review their calendar for the week, check their appointments, review their goals, and then get to work. They generally outachieve most of their daily-planning colleagues.

 I try to take planning one step further. At the beginning of every month, I spend half a day working on my calendar for the next forty days. 

Forty days works for me rather than just thirty. That way,

I get a jump on the next month and don’t get surprised. I begin by reviewing my

travel schedule and planning activities with my family. 

Then I review what projects, lessons, and other objectives I want to accomplish during those five to six weeks. Then I start blocking out days and times for thinking, writing,

working, meeting with people, etc. I set times to do fun things, such as seeing a show, watching a ball game, or playing golf. 

I also set aside small blocks of time to compensate for the unexpected. By the time I’m done, I can tell you nearly everything I’ll be doing, almost hour by hour, during the coming weeks. 

This strategy is one of the reasons I have been able to accomplish much.