My 10 Year Plan: How to Create a Good Plan for the FutureDoes a 10 year plan seem overwhelming? Not sure you can stick to a long-term plan? Check out these science-based strategies for setting and reaching meaningful goals in a 10 year period.
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What Is a 10 Year Plan?Here we'll define a 10 year plan as the details and map that enable us to reach our long-term—or 10-year long—goals. A 10 year plan could include many things, but people often confuse a 10 year plan with long-term goals that they'd like to have accomplished over a 10 year period. But goals and plans are two very different things. If we make a list of goals we'd like to have accomplished in 10 years, then those are 10 year goals. But if map out and determine how we'll get from where we are now to where we'd like to be in 10 years, that's a 10 year plan.
10 Year Goals vs 10 Year PlansThere are lots of good reasons to set 10 years goals. They help us better understand what we want, where we are going, and how we might get there. Most importantly for this article, they also help us determine the endpoint of our 10 year plan.
We might set life goals related to career, money, relationships, lifestyle, and more. Having some idea of what we'd like to achieve for each of these life domains in a 10 year period is the first step. So, to make a 10 year plan, start by setting SMART goals. SMART goals are a particular type of goals that are easier to achieve because they include some key characteristics (Lawlor, 2012). SMART goals are Specific, Meaningful, Achievable, Realistic, and Trackable. Let's talk a bit more about how to set goals that meet these criteria. Are You a Therapist, Coach, or Wellness Entrepreneur?
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