Have you asked yourself lately, “What do I want from Life”, or where do I want to be in 3, 5, 10 years from now ?  Here is a simple 3 step guide to help plan out your next 5 years.  You have to do some heavy thinking to do here, but it will be worth it when you see your life goals unfolding in written form in front of you.

Studies show that people who write down their plans are 33% more likely to meet them. But it can be difficult when someone asks you the question, “Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?” If you’re anything like me, this question throws you way off, so I embarked on the journey to write a 5 year plan as so many professionals suggest. My first task was to figure out what all goes into a five year plan. Your plan doesn’t have to be solely career goals. After looking at examples, I’ve concluded that pretty much everything can be placed in five groups: Career, Bucket List, Financial, Family, and Personal. My second task was to realize that you can’t really plan a five year plan, without knowing your life plan. It’d be like writing 5 chapters of a story without deciding the story’s plot.

So the first step to writing a 5 year plan: Write your life plan

Jot down all those life goals you want to achieve. Want to own your own company? Learn a language? Have a family? Write down everything and don’t be afraid to dream big. This is a whole lifetime we’re talking about after all! You can get a lot done!

Ironically, the second step to writing a 5 year plan: Write your 5 year plan

Look at everything you wrote down for your life goals. Now, what is the in-between from where you are now, and where you want to be? If your life goal feels like a far stretch from where you are now, try to think of your first couple baby steps. If you want to own your own retail store, maybe get a retail job and aim for manager! Want to be a author? Write the first draft for your first book! Everyone starts somewhere.

The third step to writing a 5 year plan: Write a Daily Plan

What can you do on a daily basis that will push you towards that 5 year goal, which will then push you towards that life goal? Grand plans don’t happen overnight, they happen in the day by day. Want to become Bilingual? That means daily practice. Want to pay off debt? Keep a budget.

Seems a lot more manageable broken down, doesn’t it? If you’d like a blank template of the above example, click the thumbnail below:

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