Do you have a plan?

 We've all heard it before that we need to make a plan or plan to fail.  So here's my question: Have you actually made a plan or are you still just winging it?  I will admit that there are some areas of my life that I have just been winging it.  I hadn't noticed until recently that's what I was doing.  I have always chosen my goals, made a plan and worked for them.  In undergoing some major changes in life, I stepped back a bit.  My intent was never to "wing it" because that's not who I am.

To my core I believe in working hard to achieve the life I want and the dreams I have.  I look at this as a little reminder that without a plan, I am planning to fail.  I have felt like I have been spinning my wheels a bit.  I've been doing the work but not gaining much traction with some of my dreams.  Then the epiphany hit.  What's my plan?  What are the steps I need to take to get there?  I had not made my plan.

I know as someone who coaches others on hitting goals and chasing dreams, I shouldn't have missed this step, but I think it was meant to happen this way.  Sometimes we get so focused on the obstacles in our way or the end goal that we forget how to reach the next destination.  It was to remind me that all of our goals are best achieved when we take them step by step.  There is no jumping the line or skipping the important steps.  So much of the good stuff in life requires work to achieve it or to have it.  I got so excited about where my life was headed that I jumped ahead of myself.  Life gives us reminders when we get ahead of ourself if we pay attention.

There are always lessons to be learned, plans to be made and goals to be achieved.  If you find yourself feeling stuck, think about your plan.  When we have a plan to follow we can see what is working and what is not.  When we don't have a plan, we don't have steps to take or anything to tweak to get to the next destination.

If you have just been going with the flow, winging it, it is time to put your plan together and move forward.  No more letting time go by,  It is time to take charge and make some changes!