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Achieve Your 10-Year Plan in Next 6 Months - Part 2

Research shows that most people look at their smartphones around 100 times per day. I’m sure, the reality is probably 200 times a day. Yet, if asked, most people will tell you that they look at their phone only about 30–40 times a day. So, at least half that number, you are mindless and unconscious. Remember the acronym FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out ?

The reason is today’s environment is heavily trigger–laden. We are so used to being on technology and being distracted that, it’s hard for us to imagine being fully AWAKE and present for long periods of time. That has to change. No, that has to go, if you want to start achieving your 10–year plans in next 6 months. The very idea of achieving such a big goal, in such a short time, seems totally crazy and unrealistic to you. However, it is VERY doable.

It’s not doable, if you continue to work with the same mindset and approaches you’ve been following earlier and are accustomed to. You absolutely cannot achieve things 10X or 20X faster if you’re distracted on social media even for one hour per day. Why ?

Simply because it is a very low–level use of your precious time (Remember – 24 hours a day for each of us, irrespective of ….). Statistics show that, today the average person spends between 3–8 hours every day on the internet or watching mundane things on TV. How much of that time is deliberate, purposeful, and goal-oriented ? When was the last time you got on the internet for a specific purpose and then out when that purpose was served ?

The pull of internet is even more distracting and hard to evade, than a Las Vegas Casino.

If you can’t say what exactly you ate yesterday and where you spent every moment of you’re time, you’re probably less healthy and less productive than you think. So
·        How regularly do you sleep 8 hours per night ?
·        Do you go to bed and rise the same time each night ?
·        Do you unplug from technology & screen–time, at least 60–90 minutes before bed ?
·       Which are your most optimal hours for mental and creative work ? Do you do your most 
       important work during those optimal hours ? 
·        How much time do you spend with your family & friends without getting distracted by the 
       smartphone you have ?
·        What are the most meaningful activities you do with your friends and family ?
·        How regularly do you do those activities ?
·        When was the last time you did those activities ?
·        What are your current goals for 2018 ?
·        What are your current goals for Quarter 2 of 2018 ?
·        What are your current goals for July 2018 ?
·        What are your current goals for This / Next week ?
·        Are those goals stretching you ?
·        If you only had 3 months left to live, what would your goals be ?
·        Who would you reach out to ?
·        What “unfinished business” would you get done ?

What If You Only Had 6 Months Left To Live ?
      Nothing will fill your heart with a greater sense of regret than 
        lying on your deathbed knowing that you did not live your
                                 life and do your dreams.
                                                                                         — Robin Sharma

Is it possible to actually live with a deathbed mentality ? The answer is a big YES. But for that, the stakes need to be high enough for you. In order to properly value your time, you will need
·        A belief system about the purpose of your existence 
·        A belief about how should you be using your time
·        A desire to live and learn
·        A disregard for how (most) people perceive you.
·        A willingness to continue learning
·        A goal you’re striving to accomplish

What would be your answers to these questions above ? Write them down, think about them, debate internally as to which is the best answer (not which is the right answer). You will learn surprising ways to get your 10–Year Plan achieved in 6– Months.

 We will cover more in the blog next Friday.

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