Creating a Life Plan: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
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Dear Friend,
What has been the most negative influence on your life?
How has that negative influence affected how you perceive yourself and how you behave?
Part of being successful is turning negative influences into learning experiences and opportunities for growth. Have you been able to do this? If so, how? If not, how do you think some people are able to turn a negative into a positive?
Name any obstacles that keep you from being the “real you,” or that keep you from doing what you want to do or being what you want to be.
What are ways around your obstacles? Don’t fall onto the trap of thinking there is no way around them. It may take the help of other people, but there is always a way around- or through, or under or over- any obstacle.
What areas of your life are most difficult to share with others? Are there areas or issues that you’re protective of? Why?
If you were more vulnerable to family and close friends, if you were able to talk about some of these difficult issues or concerns, what do you think would happen?
How can opening up and coming out of your protective shell help you on your road to living a more successful life?
Successful people are always creating opportunities for themselves to continue to grow, learn, and be successful. Think of the three if the life domain- Career, Personal Development, and Relationships- or other important areas of success for you. How can you create opportunities for growth and greater success in those areas?
1. In my Career Area I can…
2. In my Personal Development Area I can…
3. In my Relationship area I can…
4. In other important areas of my life I can…
For goals to be effective, they need to be built around some guiding principles- your values and beliefs. What values, beliefs, or principles matter most to you?
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The following list of values may help you identify your values or beliefs. Circle those that are meaningful to you.
ACHIEVMENT FINANCIAL SECURITY INTIMACY
AESTHETICS FRIENDSHIP JUSTICE
APPEARANCE GENUINENESS KNOWLEDGE
BEAUTY GROWTH LEISURE
CAREER ACHIEVEMMENT HEALTH MEANING
CREATIVITY HELPING NEW EXPERIENCES
DEPENDABILITY HOME PHYSICAL COMFORTS
EDUCATION HONESTY PLEASURE
ENJOYMENT INFLUENCES POSSESSIONS
POWER SECURITY SHARING
PRESTIGE SELF-DETERMINATION STATUS
PURPOSE SELF-DIRECTION TRAVEL
RECOGNITION SELF-RESPECT WEALTH
What do you want to accomplish in your life? (Goal setting)
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Why do you want to achieve your goals? For example, will society or people around you benefit?
Make a list of ten goals that will help you pursue your vision. Your goals should be inline with your talents and your values.
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If you attain your goals or are on the road to attaining them, what will your life be like…
One year from now?
Taking one step at a time…
Now let’s consider the ten goals you listed. Choose one of those ten goals. Write your goal down.
My Goal is…
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Now identify three of these ten actions that are most likely to help you achieve your goal. Write the three actions and rank them in order of most important to least important.
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You now have identified three important steps to take in reaching your goal. And you have begun to learn the process of developing a life plan.
Awareness Tips
Choose action steps toward you goals
Make time for goals and for all aspect of life
Get and keep on schedule
Evaluate your progress, and
Stay focus on what’s truly important
The journey in making your vision become a reality can often seem daunting. But there is a path; there is a way, to make it happen. The key is to plan to take the right steps to help you achieve what you want. And then you take those steps, one step at a time.
I hope this helps. Till next time!!!
Love and Blessing
LeToya
Things to think about, Life will always have challenges just remember this too shall pass. Your ultimate goals and objectives you have set out for your life resolves around your fears, anxiety or low self-confidence. Do you have a sense for which one of these may be causing the hiccups you mention? If so you have the first step to getting out of your rut.
Many of my clients respond to their problem with this statement, “Every time I say to myself I need to make a change, it always backfires and I end up going one step forward, 500 steps back.”
Do you feel this way, if so you are not alone!
The truth is when you get the feelings that your goals are impossible to reach, do you believe it has to do with the goals you have selected or with uncertainties/fears/negative challenges that impact your belief that you will get there?
When this happens you need to try harder to put yourself in situations that will create opportunity of change. Not only will doing something for change and the enjoyment of it help get out of your mental rut; it will give you a new opportunity to form relationships and friends… breaking down your fear boosting self confidence are all supported by the willingness to change.
I look forward from hearing from you!!!
Love and Blessing
LeToya
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