This is the best life plan template and process I have come across so far. I'll let Michael Hyatt explain first:
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Entrepreneurs are a special case..
If we examine success, we always find that at some level, there is an integration of order and movement.
Order is represented by structure, boundaries, control.
Movement is represented by creation, results, actions.
When we have all order and no movement, we have absolute stillness - more commonly referred to as death.
When we have all movement and no order we have chaos.
Life is neither death, nor chaos, life is the dynamic and moment-to-moment integration of both order and movement.
For most people, the job provides the structure, the rules, the boundaries, and us working within that order as an employee is the 'guided' movement. We are free to act, within the constraints of some defined structure. Note - the structure is external to us. We are 'bound' by it - hence the word boundary.
We move creatively and through the use of free will, but within the boundaries of some type of definition of success. Role requirements, job description, goals, deliverables.
As an entrepreneur, we are the employer as well as the employee.
We can certainly create the definition of order and structure - by choosing goals, objectives, to-do lists etc. But that structure is not external to us, and so we are not bound by it.
Truth is, we need an external structure, something bigger than us, that we are a willing participant in, and a part of.
This is where the life plan comes in. Importantly - it has to be a particular type of life plan. One that incorporates all the important elements of our life, and also places us within a context which is bigger than we are.
A good life plan, addresses issues of life purpose and legacy. And this transpersonal element then provides the external aspect of order which we need.
A good life plan then also connects us to our talents, our passions and our drive - so that we are motivated to stay true to the plan, and the plan is true to who we are and what matters to us.
And finally, a good life plan goes down to the detail of daily activity - so that it forms our 'job description, and role requirements'.
A good life plan, almost becomes our employer, providing accountability, reward and recognition, and the opportunity to shine as a unique individual.
If you would like coaching through the process of creating your own life plan, please contact me.
~ to the success of your plan!
Paul
