Do you have a "5 year plan"?
Nope. Life has a tendency to stomp all over any plans I make.
My 5 year plan is to hang on until I can get on Medicare if it is still out there, and then coast until I can retire.
What the hell for?
It has been my experience that life laughs at 5-year plans.
Then, it fucks them.
I find life changes too fast for long term plans other than in a broad sense. I focus on building general capabilities: fitness, learn new things, acquire new skills.
A plan with built in flexibility , Excellent !
@Cast1es Think anti-fragile a la Nassim Taleb.
More like a 21 foot rule...
I wonder how many people will actually understand that reference.
Learn from the past plan for the future but live for today
Yes...in fact, I have a chart where I keep short-term through long-term goals and I update it monthly as things progress to account for variables an unseen changes. Everyone needs a roadmap to follow or they are just wandering aimlessly.
Why you asking?
I have a plan, but it's still open to change as well, life is what happens while busy making plans.
Actually, I have a one-year plan with next April as a rough deadline. In that time I would like to meet goals professional (more income), personal (at least casual dating), and creative (acting & performing on a regular basis). I do intend next spring to assess my progress per these stated goals and formulate subsequent yearly plans, and possibly establish goals to achieve by my next landmark birthday, four-plus years from now. I didn't always make these plans, but this year I believed it necessary to take definitive and quantifiable actions to truly live the life I want.
I don't even buy green bananas any more.
Hey that's MY line LOL
I see people make plans all the time... then shit happens that makes their plans impossible.
My plan
Make sure I have more money coming in than going out.
My life is very simple, uncomplicated and I seldom experience stress. Unlike all those persons who make plans...
I don't have a 5 year plan, but I do have a day to day plan.
And that is learn something new every day, and do what I can to help others.