At first thought to me that is a massive task and extremely overwhelming but...last night during our Goal Watchers session that is just what we did. The session is only an hour long and we also had time for a catch-up and to review the Wheel of Life so how did we fit it all in and how did we come to be doing it in the first place?
Let's answer the last question first.
As we went through the general discussion part of the session it transpired that one of our members had realised that her mother (now in her 80's) is fit, active and in a position now to do whatever she wants. With that the realisation came that there's still plenty of time (25 years) for her to do all the things she would like to do but that the last 25 went so quickly that she's determined to make sure that she gets the most out of her time going forward. So it seemed that making a plan for the next 25 years might be a good idea.
To make it a little less daunting what we did was to look at 25 things that we wanted to happen over the next 25 years and then give each one a year in which it was to be completed, or completed by. It was an interesting exercise and one that I joined in with (resulting in us going slightly over time!).
My learning was to realise that the first 20 were quite easy, there were several themes for my wish list and as I came to put years to some of them I realised I didn't actually want to wait to make them happen. However, by thinking that I'm only trying to achieve one a year it takes the pressure off. Some of the things on the list were very small and some large (or would take a fair bit of cash!) and part way through I renamed it my 'selfish list'. I gave myself the permission to list the things I wanted just for me. Very liberating it was as well.
The exercise probably took us about half an hour so it's something that you could do in a lunch break if you wanted to give it a try. If you do I'd love to hear how you get on and do drop by and let me know when you've achieved them.
Here's to making the most of the next 25 years!
2 comments:
Funnily enough I've been thinking I'd like to make such a list, although I hadn't thought of it as a formal plan. Just what I'd like to do before it's too late! I'm trying to get my husband to make his own list so let's hope our lists are compatible!
That made me chuckle. I'm doing the same. I've broken it down though and only asked for the first 5 years worth. Then looking to get pictures added to our joint vision board.
Always best to check that you are heading in similar directions!
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