Progress: the notion that everything and everyone must move forward. However, forward mobility is impossible unless you know where you’ve been, right? I took this week to look in the rear view, because you can’t figure out how to get happy unless you understand what makes you unhappy. The trouble is that you may not always like the answer.
My Plan
I can’t say exactly what my plan is yet, even though I’ve made it. I’ not quite ready to put it out into the universe via the world wide web. However, I can say that I plan to be somewhere very different in five years and I plan for that somewhere to be a place that makes me happy.
How I Made It
Over the weekend, I sat down and wrote out my goals. I wrote the goals for my life and then broke down how I was going to reach them. I wrote down what I wanted in five years, broke that down into action steps for one year, then further down to one month and finally one week. The direction I got from this exercise is uncanny, but it so powerful. Basically, I wrote myself a pretty bitchin’ road map.
Sure, some people do vision boards or just write down goals, but I don’t think that’s enough. At least, it isn’t enough for me. You have to figure out when you’re going, but you have to figure out how you are going to get there and in what vehicle. Having that behind me and as I look forward, iHappy. Because those objects are a lot smaller than what’s ahead.
Are you interested in my iHappy project? Find out more at the Happiness Project or leave me a love note below.
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