The past year has encompassed a series of eradicative historical events.
Tumult and unpredictability have rapidly become the norm.
But there are still ways to prepare for your future, even in times of great uncertainty.
It is a fun, stress-free activity that involves cutting images from magazines and aligning them on poster paper.
The board helps you to visualize your general direction in life.
And if I cannot predict it, at least I can plan for it.
Planning ahead and preparing for what is known can actually relieve the stress of worrying about theunknown.
The C
ovid-19 pandemic has shown how quickly the world can change.
Such massive disruptions are not as rare as we would like to think.
We may have downplayed its potential magnitude or discounted its odds.
Plan for the next day, and then the week, and then stretch to envision the next month.
Start with your vision and define smaller goals for the day-to-day.I highly recommend using the Passion Planner method.
Breaking your goals down into smaller sections allows you to make changes as a new day presents new challenges.
Dont run away from the uncertainty, but plan for multiple realities.
Play out several situations on paper and be flexible.
Try not to get tied to one singular plan or youll risk being left adrift if your circumstances change.
Be open to pivoting, or even canceling.
Keeping this mindset while planning will help you prep for any changes that may come your way.
Acknowledge your limits
Be kind to yourself as you shape your plan.
There is already a lot to process in the here and now.
Incorporate breaks into your planning session.
Remember that what we know right now might not be true tomorrow.
Schedule your planning over a few days or months.
I do a combination of planning and scheduling.
Review your monthly calendar and schedule specific dates for planning.
you might structure these mathematicallyfor instance, every ten days or so.
I like to plan regularly, and Sundays are my planning day.
Every Sunday morning, I sit down and plan out the week.
Create a regular habit for planning that is right for you.
And dont let the planning become all-consumingthe present is overwhelming enough.
