In favor of the five year plan.
I just updated my five year plan tonight, tracking changes so that I can see where I was coming from and when those directions changed.
Which is to say, my direction seems to be changing. I’m gentle enough with myself to allow for some meandering, but the current is strong. I rewrote the original sections which said “In 3 months…” and “In 6 to 12 months…” and so on, to “By March 24th, 2008…” and “By June 24th, 2008…” so that I can manage things in bite-sized chunks.
Key components to each time period passing:
- Brief paragraph describing what life is like.
- A list of skills I’d like to learn.
- Tangible goals for the time period.
- Questions to ask myself at the end of the three months.
Number four is my favorite and where there seems to be the most opportunity for insight. This is way better than the “New Year’s Resolution.” I’ll have to remember that. Coincidentally, I gave myself the best Christmas present ever last year, by completing this effort on Christmas Eve and by scheduling the review periods in my calendar.
Change is possible and life is good.
