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A life well-lived is a life-well planned.
5 steps to build your own "Life Map" 🧵

What is a Life Map?
An operating system for connecting your long-term vision for yourself to your daily actions.
It's not about having every minute planned.
It's not about removing serendipity.
It's about treating your time preciously.

The inspiration for a Life Map actually came from building a business.
At Morning Brew, we implemented Traction, an operating system for long-term planning & short-term execution.

Without Traction, we would be f*cked.
We'd be in constant catch-up mode.
We'd be putting out fires.
We'd be reactive vs. proactive.

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Traction profoundly impacted our business.
Which gave me a crazy thought.
What if we apply a similar process to life.
A process that helps us plan ahead, focus on the things that matter, and set measurable goals.

Well, I decided to apply this process to my life & I've decided to call it my Life Map.
There are 6 steps:
1) Core Values
2) 10-year plan
3) 3-year plan
4) 1-year plan
5) Rocks
6) Meeting Pulses

Step 1: Establish Core Values
These are traits I want to live by, long term.
In business, core values are timeless guiding principles for your company.
In life, core values are timeless guiding principles for yourself.

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I defined my core values in a unique way.
I asked myself, "If I was writing my own epitaph, how would I want to describe myself."
Morbid, but highly effective.

I ended up with 6 core values:
1) Does the right thing
2) Goes the extra mile
3) Lives in the present
4) Keeps his word
5) Has a childlike playfulness
6) Filled with curiosity

Step 2: Build 10-Year Plan
My 10-year plan is simple, but really exciting if I can pull it off:
"I will live an intentional life where I feel fulfilled and at ease."

Your 10-year-plan will feel uncomfortable & ambiguous.
That's okay.
Your long-term vision SHOULD feel big & broad, while giving you just enough direction to help inform short-term actions.

Vision Formula 👇

Step 3: Set 3-Year Plan
Your 3-year plan connects your 10-year vision to reality.
Specific, ambitious goals to live out your long-term goals.

My version:
10-year plan: An intentional life where I feel fulfilled and at ease
3-year plan:
- Be married with 1 child on the way
- Feel challenged & fulfilled by my work
- Feel really happy about my mind and body

Step 4: Set 1-Year Plan
1-year plan is an outline of the in-between steps needed to realize 3-year goals
Let's use one of the examples above:
"Feel really happy about my mind and body"

For this goal, my 1-year plan would include subgoals:
1) Refine my exercise plan based on goals & performance
2) Refine my diet plan based on goals & performance
3) Refine my mindfulness plan based on goals and performance

Step 5: Set Rocks
Rocks = 90-day goals
The most short-term, specific goals in your Life Map.
When setting them, they should be steps that, if accomplished, help you achieve your 1-year goals.

Example: "Refine my diet plan based on goals & performance"
90-day goals:
1) Spend 30 hours getting educated on food/diet & how it impacts my physical health
2) Write down what's important to me in my relationship with food

Step 6: Schedule Meeting Pulses
Weekly, 30-minute catch-ups to ensure I hold myself accountable to 90-day goals.
Agenda:
1) Check if I'm on/off track with my 90-day goals
2) Bring up issues stopping me from hitting goals
3) Create to-dos to solve key issues