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You’ve probably heard the old adage “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” This is just as true today as it’s ever been. At 17, I learned another great morsel of wisdom from the 93-year-old gentleman who became my first mentor. He told me, “If you don’t plan your life, someone else will, and you’ll live someone else’s dream.”
He asked me to write a plan for my life that would last 100 years, so when I was 17, 1 began my Master Plan—my blueprint for living a masterful life. This mentor has since passed away, but if I could, I would certainly hug him to say, “Thank you for making such a significant difference in my life.” Even today, I still refer to and refine this original Master Plan. It goes wherever I do.
What does this mean for you? Every single day, sit and take a few moments to organize and plan your life. Address your spiritual, mental, professional, financial, familial, social, and physical development. Put something down for each one of these major categories as you begin to outline your unique journey, your desires, and your vision.
Type your plans into a computer or write them down on paper as you take your dreams from inside your heart and make them tangible realities. There’s something magical in translating abstract thoughts into recorded words—and a short pencil is better than a long memory. Sometimes you might have a jumbled idea, but when you write it on paper or type it, and really edit and refine it, your intentions will begin to crystallize and manifest themselves. You’ll literally start to attract the people, ideas, and events that you hold in your mind. The plan helps you become the director of your living production.
Every day, take a few moments—even if it’s only ten minutes before you go to bed or when you first wake up—to look at the map you’ve started. Refine it and keep fine-tuning it. I began when I was 17 years old with my aim to share my inspiring ideas with people, and to see and set foot in every country of the world. Today, many years later, that first rough draft has become reality.
You’re the captain of your ship and the master of your destiny. Start with your own Master Plan: Simply take a few moments every day to draw out and design your life, just as an architect designs a skyscraper. Imagine trying to erect a building without a blueprint—the workers couldn’t get anything done! You have, in a sense, all the motivated workers sitting inside you, but they can’t leap into action until you follow the Law of Planning. Every day, take a quick break to keep defining and refining your Master Plan. You’re the master!
WORDS OF POWER
Divine guidance assists me in writing my Master Plan for life.
I become the author of my life as I write my Master Plan.
Every day I reread and rewrite my Master Plan
for the seven areas of my life.
Through my Master Plan, I focus daily on my
purpose and grow in doing what I love.
I take my dreams from my heart and crystallize them on paper!
My dreams manifest as I write and see them on paper.
I refine my plans and my dreams for life every day.
MY WORDS OF POWER
MY REFLECTIONS
How can I use the Law of Planning today to fulfill my life’s
purpose, dreams, and objectives?
