#031: Why 25-Year Plans are Worthless and How to Design Your Life Without One [Podcast]
Summary: Most of us are really bad at estimating time and planning for the future. In today's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast (http://jeffsanders.com/itunes) I reveal why 25-year plans are worthless and how to prepare today for a future you can't predict. (http://jeffsanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/25yearplan.png) Photo Credit: Jeff Sanders Speaking of long-term plans . . . this picture of me is the product of an idea I had a year ago based on a goal to build a film/photography studio in my house. Mission accomplished. Listen to Episode #031 Tip of the Week For this week's tip I share what it means to live a bold life and stay true to yourself in the process. * Interview with August Turak (http://jeffsanders.com/027-service-and-selflessness-at-work-an-interview-with-august-turak-podcast/) [Episode #27 of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast] Featured Content In this episode, I share 7 strategies for how you can effectively plan your life: * Why 25-year plans are doomed for failure. * How to eliminate long-term planning without ditching ambitious goals. * How to visualize what you do with 7 effective life planning strategies. * Developing the skills today that you will certainly need tomorrow. * Living with a sense of urgency. * Focusing on what success really means: progress towards worthy ideals. * Implementing a new 12-week focus for goal achievement. Resources Mentioned in the Show * The Journey May Be Unpredictable, But You Can Do Something Now (http://jeffsanders.com/twenty-five-year-plan/) [blog post] * Getting Things Done (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670899240/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0670899240&linkCode=as2&tag=gradandclue-20) [book by David Allen] * Graduated and Clueless (http://jeffsanders.com/graduated-and-clueless) [my book] * John Goddard (http://www.johngoddard.info/) [the world's greatest goal achiever] * Kayaks Down the Nile (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0842515755/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0842515755&linkCode=as2&tag=gradandclue-20) [book by John Goddard] * The Survivor (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558746951/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1558746951&linkCode=as2&tag=gradandclue-20) [book by John Goddard] * Your Bucket List is Screaming Your Name (http://jeffsanders.com/bucketlist/) [blog post] * My Skydiving Video (http://jeffsanders.com/skydiving) [blog post] * 7 Life Planning Strategies That Really Work (http://jeffsanders.com/lifeplan/) [blog post] * Sean Stephenson (http://www.seanstephenson.com/) [website] * When Life Works List Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2nIPJ6mXd4) [by Sean Stephenson] * Earl Nightingale and The Strangest Secret (http://jeffsanders.com/strangest-secret/) [blog post] * The 12-Week Year (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CU9P31K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CU9P31K&linkCode=as2&tag=gradandclue-20) [book by Brian Moran] Announcements * If you have not yet joined The 5 am Club, you can easily do so today for free. When you join the club you will get a free copy of The 5 AM Miracle eBook (http://5amMiracle.com), which shows you exactly how to wake up each morning with vigor and make enormous progress on your biggest goals. To join The 5 AM Club AND jump-start your morning, visit 5amMiracle.com (http://5amMiracle.com). * For my next podcast episode I will be sharing why a 25-year plan is useless (http://jeffsanders.com/twenty-five-year-plan/) and how you can prepare for your unknown future. Subscribe to the Show To make sure you don't miss a single episode of the podcast, I encourage you to subscribe in iTunes (http://jeffsanders.com/itunes/). (http://jeffsanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/itunes.jpg)iTunes (http://jeffsanders.com/itunes/) (http://jeffsanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iheartradio.png)iHeartRadio
