031 - Why 25-Year Plans are Worthless and How to Design Your Life Without One




The 5 AM Miracle: Healthy Productivity for High Achievers show

Summary: Most of us are really bad at estimating time and planning for the future. In today's episode of <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/itunes">The 5 AM Miracle Podcast</a> I reveal why 25-year plans are worthless and how to prepare today for a future you can't predict.<br><br>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.<br><br><em>Mission accomplished</em>.<br><strong><br>Tip of the Week<br></strong><br>For this week's tip I share what it means to live a bold life and stay true to yourself in the process.<ul><li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/027-service-and-selflessness-at-work-an-interview-with-august-turak-podcast/">Interview with August Turak</a> [Episode #27 of <em>The 5 AM Miracle</em> Podcast]</li></ul><strong>Resources Mentioned in the Show</strong><ol> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/twenty-five-year-plan/">The Journey May Be Unpredictable, But You Can Do Something Now</a> [blog post]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670899240/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0670899240&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">Getting Things Done</a> [book by David Allen]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/graduated-and-clueless">Graduated and Clueless</a> [my book]</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goddard_%28adventurer%29">John Goddard</a> [the world's greatest goal achiever]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0842515755/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0842515755&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">Kayaks Down the Nile</a> [book by John Goddard]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558746951/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1558746951&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">The Survivor</a> [book by John Goddard]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/bucketlist/">Your Bucket List is Screaming Your Name</a> [blog post]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/skydiving">My Skydiving Video</a> [blog post]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/lifeplan/">7 Life Planning Strategies That Really Work</a> [blog post]</li> <li> <a href="http://seanstephenson.com/">Sean Stephenson</a> [website]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2nIPJ6mXd4">When Life Works List Video</a> [by Sean Stephenson]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/strangest-secret/">Earl Nightingale and The Strangest Secret</a> [blog post]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CU9P31K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00CU9P31K&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">The 12-Week Year</a> [book by Brian Moran]</li> </ol>