I have reached a point in my life where I
want to do and learn a lot of things, but there is so little time. That is when
I felt the urge to make a yearly plan of the goings-on of my life. This will
help me to clear things out, to understand who I am, who I want to be and what
I want from this life. It will help me elucidate my goals and the needed
strategies and steps to be done to reach those goals.
My Mission in Life
I want to change myself, the people around me and my community. I
want to write books that will make a change in the lives of my potential
readers.
My Vision
I will be myself and not a copy-cat of someone else. I will be
intellectual, creative, active, sociable, friendly, loving, hopefully,
inspiring and aspiring.
The Three Areas of my Plan
Me
Physical aspect. Lately,
I’ve been living an unhealthy life. I either eat out or order pizza. I eat a
lot of junk food and I drink a lot of coke. I need to get rid of this
health-damaging diet once and for all. Starting from this week, I am also going
to start eating at home and cooking vegetables-based dishes and drink my
morning fruits energy drinks. I am also
going to apply for a gym membership card. Practicing sports is very important
for one’s body and mind. A healthy body means a healthy mind and a happy life.
Spiritual aspect. It
is amazing how much contemplating can affect the way you perceive life and make
you a happier person. I believe that going to the park on an early Sunday
morning to take a walk while listening to some relaxing opera music will do the
trick. I will also attend the Saturday yoga club to which my friends have been
inviting me. It will help me clear my mind and cleanse my system from all the
negative energy.
Intellectual aspect. I
will participate in the annual book challenge set on my favorite book site
called goodreads.com. I will challenge myself to read 50 books before the end
of this year. I will look for a book club and join it. I will also save some
money to buy more books. I love reading, and I believe that if I am ever going
to take it seriously then I will need to invest both of my time and money in
it. Besides, since writing is my number one passion, starting from tomorrow I am
going to start writing my first book. I will commit myself into writing at least
300 words a day.
Emotional aspect. To
make my dreams come true, I need to learn how to control all sorts of negative
feelings towards myself as well as others. I need to transfer every negative
and unhealthy feeling into something positive that will help me achieve more of
myself. To do that, I will watch videos and read books and articles that will
teach me more about feelings, energy and the metaphysical aspects of life and
human relations.
Family
Family members. The
older one gets the more it gets harder to maintain a good and healthy
relationship with your family members especially because of the existing
generation gap. To avoid tension and miscommunication, I will spend every
Sunday afternoon with my family and plan once-a-month cook-outs. During these
meetings, I will try to better communicate with them by trying to listen
thoroughly to what they say and improve my listening and communication skills
in the process. If I cannot maintain a loving and healthy relationship with my
parents and brothers now, then how am I ever going to have one with my spouse
and kids? I need to be in control of my social life now!
Friends. I
must not forget about my friends. My good friends are like a family to me. I
intend to keep having a close relationship with them. I will squeeze them in my
plans. I will ask them to join me in the gym. Instead of looking for a book
club to join, I will create our own book club. I will also join them at the
Saturday Yoga club. As for my best friend, I will invite her to the monthly
cook-out I hold at my parents’ house.
Community
I understand that for me to change myself to a better person and to
improve my communication skills with others I need to be an active citizen and
get involved in my community. Being engaged with the people of my community will
help me build confidence and self-esteem, meet new people and enjoy my time. I
need to help other people so that I will be able to help myself. I feel really
blissful and satisfied when I make someone happy thanks to the good deeds I do
for them. It makes me feel less selfish and egocentric. Since I am a bit short
on money and I cannot do any charitable giving, I will do some volunteer work by
serving food to the homeless at a nearby homeless shelter at least once a
month.
During the week, I am going to be busy
with my studies. During week-ends, I will commit myself to this plan which will
help me achieve a better version of myself, bond with family and friends and
help the different members of my community.
References
Ciminelli,
P., & May, C. (2008). Developing your personal Strategic Plan.
Retrieved from: http://www.writebank.com/personalstratplanwkbk.pdf
Rogers,
R. How to Design a Personal Strategy for living [PDF document]. Retrieved from:
http://www.personalstrategy.org/media/How%20To%20Design%20a%20Personal%20Strategy%20for%20Living_Part%20I.pdf
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