A common thread that I’ve noticed is that most people initially use the same approach.  Most simply do a straight line extrapolation of their current life when they project what they want for themselves five years into the future.

For one thing, this is the easiest approach – it doesn’t require a lot of thought and evaluation.  And, for some of us, we have already succeeded in matching our lives to what we really want.  I’m happy to say that’s our case – my wife Janet and I have already covered the important stuff and adjusted things to get us at least 85% of the way to all the stuff that was on our Five Year Life goals from five years ago.  Even looking forward, our life five years from now that we REALLY want is not that much different than what we already have.  So, if you at that same lucky point in your life, GREAT!

However, for most folks, their heartfelt wish is to end up with major changes in their typical life.   Their current Point A and their desired Point B are usually miles apart.  Your answers to these 82 Questions in the Five Year Life Quiz should reflect what you REALLY want for YOUR Point B.

Take an extra half hour and consider your Point B.  Print out the questions, fold up the pages and carry them around in your purse or back pocket for a few days and scribble down new ideas and thoughts about all the changes you want.  Add more questions to the 82.  Be “realistically aggressive” knowing you don’t have to settle for your current Point A – or even something similar – unless you want to.

Now, go back and try answering those 82 Questions again – unconstrained by straight line extrapolation – and have what you REALLY want out of life for your Point B.

Robert Lee Goodman, MBA
http://RobertLeeGoodman.com
http://FiveYearLife.com

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Each of these questions prompt you to describe a facet of your life five years from now – the way you want it to be.

The good news is that you don’t have to wait five years for any or all of them.  For each of your answers to these 82 questions, develop a detailed action plan to accomplish each one.  For example, if one of your goals is to start your own company, figure out what you have to do, what you have to save, to quit your job and generate a living wage while you get the company rolling.  List every step you can thing of and then assign a time line to each step.  Then, go start getting steps done and checked off the list.

Remember, the thing that separates dreams from plans is action.

You might be surprised how fast you can make many of those 82 Projections of your future come true – maybe a lot sooner than later.

And, guess what?  Pretty soon you may have most of them done – which means you already have most of what you wanted five years from now.   All without having to wait that long.

Don’t know the 82 right questions yet?

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Robert Lee Goodman, MBA
www.RobertLeeGoodman.com

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