Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. Alan Lakein

Standing at the top of Mariners Ridge, I looked out at the sun setting across the ocean with a feeling of complete success and satisfaction.

Why you may ask? Because after spinning my wheels and wasting my time for years, I had finally cracked how to get my life together once and for alland success in my career, building my health and body, and even deepening relationships with friends and family finally was no longer just something I desiredbut were goals I had accomplished step-by-step.

It was there, feeling like I was standing on top of the world that I realized a few of the great lessons in my life.

First, that my life and time was precious, and I had to make the most out of every moment.

Second, that the solution to making the most of my life was having a clear plan and direction, so you make the most of every moment.

My heart filled with gratitude, as I realized how fortunate I was that a mentor had shared the secret of creating a personal development plan with me, and that I had been able to use this powerful tool and template to completely shape every aspect of my life.

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If you dont know where you want to get to, it doesnt matter which way you go.

When you learn how to write your personal development plan, youll learn how to structure your thoughts as well.

When that happens, you will be amazed at the way your brain will subconsciously focus on what you want.

Because, frankly, it works. When you write down your plan youll get:

Lets break it down into exactly what goes into it

The personal development plan answers 3 questionsand has the exact structure that I learned from mentors and tweaked

Thats it.

Ok, we discussed the sections that go into a planwouldnt it be nice to see what it actually looks like?

Your Life Purpose, Your Dreams and Your Beliefs and Values those all go on blank pages, one page at a time. I like to write them our bullet style

For the goal sheet though, I like to have a matrix to help me see exactly where Im headed.

I like to go ten years out, but three or gives years is great too.

A typicaldownload this (PDF)for goals lookslike this:

For each box, answer these questions:

Grab your copy of this printable (PDF)for goalsand get started

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