Yesterday I pulled up my 5 year plan.
I only wrote it 1 year ago, and it is completely obsolete. So much has changed in the last year, I need to adjust things!
The same happened 2 years ago. I wrote a 5 year plan with awesome life goals, and had to make changes after only a short time had past.
Same thing happened the year before that.
Am I bad at planning? Am I failing at “designing my life”?
No. (Well, I don’t think so🤔)
A friend of mine recently said to me something interesting… He said that Lifestyle design is a constant process, like a circle. It’s never a straight line.
This got me thinking… For most of my past plans, I thought of them like a map I had to follow. With small contingencies and limited wiggle room.
Instead I should be thinking about constant adjustments. It’s OK that things change, because I change as a person constantly. (And in some years very rapidly)
Adjustments are part of the design process – a process that will never end. This is a good thing – not a bad thing. I can design my life however I want, even if it means refreshing my 5 year plan every day.
Wishing you all a happy and good morning!
Cheers! Joel 🙂
Joel I love the article. Thank you for sharing. It is so true. it changes so fast. Especially during times like this! Can’t see the change slowing down either! Alan
Just means we have to adapt faster 🙂 Cheers Alan!