You Gotta Have a Plan
Author: nancy.montier
The anniversary of the moon landing reminded me of the anniversary of a life-changing journey I created. Twenty five years ago this summer I was riding my bicycle solo across the United States. I was in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks on 7/24/84 sharing two lane roads with gigantic motor homes – worse than the east coast traffic!
One of my big aha’s this week as I remembered this bike trip with a coach, is that I had a plan for the trip. It was simple. Every day I got up and pedaled at least 60 miles down a very clear path – the road – unless it was dangerously hot or pouring down rain. The road took me east every day. Not north, south or west. East towards Boston and the Atlantic Ocean. As long as I followed the road, and kept safety precautions, I would get to Boston, to Deborah D.s house – my best friend from high school. Now, the problem with me in my business is that I keep changing plans. I change marketing plans, I change my goals, I change niches. I doubt my vision. I worry about money. I take exits off the road to visit giant balls of string and two headed snakes. I wander north and south and wonder why I’m no closer to Boston.
The road and my goal focused all of my energies. It kept me true and on task. Sure, I never saw the two headed snake, but I reached Boston, I accomplished my goal.
Action
Take stock of your plan. What is it to honor it? What are your two-headed snake detours? What are three changes you’ll make to your plan or how you honor it? I invite you to respond in the comments. Thank you for the courage to invent yourself everyday into your greatness.
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Three changes for me – 1. Stick with this plan for 60 days. In 60 days I was more than half way across the country – somewhere in Illinois or Indiana. 2. When I finally got the courage to look at this goal in detail, I broke down my trip state by state, and then day by day. It’s a no brainer, but my change is to clarify my plan – the big goal, the milestones, and the day by day tactics to get there. I swear off taking the detours. Actually, I’ve done much better at that in the past 2 months thanks to my milliondollar muse (www.ileanakane.com). 3. Plan for breaks and rest. And take them.
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