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How To Compose And Update A Life Plan

“You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.”  ― Gordon B. Hinckley Compose And Update A Life Plan In 2016 I embarked on composing a Life Plan.  I wrote about the process in a series of posts at that time.  I followed the concepts in:  Living Forward,  A Proven Plan to Stop […]

The Full Focus Planner: A Logbook-A Calendar-A Journal- A Goal Tracker

 I began using a new tool to support my multi-faceted life a year ago.  That tool is the Full Focus Planner.  It has become my daily guide to remain focused on where I am going and to record where I have been.  It is my swiss army knife from which to plan and steer […]

Fresh Starts Can Happen Whenever!

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”  -T.S. Eliot “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…” – Joel 2:25 KJVA Last year closed out with a sense of satisfaction.  Of eleven goals, I managed to reach nine of them with progress made on the remaining two .  Eleven was a big number, […]

Goals: Write Them Down And Gain A Powerful Advantage. It Works!

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” –  Paulo Coelho Each year since the early 1980s I have set goals.  I always had goals, lists, “to-dos” in my head, but written goals came later.  When I first started, it was primarily in the context of my job/career. In fact, […]

Old Windows – New Imagination

“Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox The five week Living Forward class at our church is coming to a close.  We have explored the value and reasons for this process.  It involves, using one’s imagination, exercising the discipline of […]

Leftovers – The Loaves and Fishes of Life

Using leftovers.  I enjoy re-doing and re-making things.  I always have.  Taking what I have on hand and making something useful again: Whatever I might have in the pantry or frig becomes a one-time kind of meal. Pieces of cloth become a comforter, pillow or something for the wall. Scraps of wood become art, wooden […]

A Plan for Your STONEBRIDGE – Part III – The Drift

I have been discussing the book  Living Forward, A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and get the Life you Want.  The authors Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy begin the book by introducing the villain:  The Drift.  They give their own personal examples of how The Drift led them into this whole life planning thing.  I will leave […]