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After our episode on Evaluating your Year, here’s another solo episode where I talk about some tips on How to Plan for the coming year. I’m sure that you have a lot of hopes and dreams for the future. So my challenge for you for 2015: Dream big. But commit to achieve your dreams actively and aggressively beginning next year.

Also, I’m giving away three copies of my book “Start Up: Find your place. Engage the world. Sustain your life.†This is the book for new graduates and new young professionals. If you want to join, the instructions are simple: just listen to this podcast episode, which, by the way, is only 17 minutes long! Quite a feat! Enjoy our episode this week!

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If you want to follow the discussion and what I talk about in this episode, feel free to download the Planning Spreadsheet, which you can download from the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxykDV_gT0WnaDk3TlRmNmt5SXM/view?usp=sharing

Here’s how to plan for the next year:

1. Pick a theme for the next year.

For me, my 2015 tagline is “Grow big. No Excuses.”

2. Come up with 5 big audacious goals that you want to accomplish next year.

If you want some examples, here they are:

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• Get promoted.
  
• Save more.
  
• Invest.
  
• Be in a serious romantic relationship.
  
• Be fit: lose weight and build muscles.
  
• Start my business.
  

3. Narrow it down to three.

I know that this could be difficult, but by doing this, you are identifying your Top Three priorities for next year. We have limited time and resources, so a focused approach is definitely important.

4. If there’s only one thing that you could work on next year, what would that be?

Don’t overwhelm yourself. If your circumstances doesn’t allow you to accomplish more than one, then you might as well identify your most important goal for next year.

5. Put it in your schedule.

Don’t write New Year’s Resolution, unless you’re planning to fail. Instead, plan per quarter. 12 months is too long a time, but it’s still important to know what you want to accomplish at the end of the year. But if you break down what you want to do in a 3-month period, it’s urgent and manageable enough. So, break down your big goal into manageable schedule divided into 4 quarters of 3 months each.

After planning, implement. And then, at the end of 3 months, evaluate your performance.

Again, download the Personal Planning Spreadsheet to help you with this step.

6. Look for Resources and Support

What resources will you need? Money?

Who are the people who can help you achieve your goals for 2015?

7. Share your goals with people who believe in you.

Ask a mentor to walk with you for next year.

 

Need help?

If you need help in planning and in implementing your plans, you can share it with me and with the rest of the Pinoy Yuppie Connection. I respond to every email sent to me. Just shoot me an email: mighty (at) mightyrasing.com