[Perna]

Do you have a schedule or plan for your day? Do you keep with it?

I ask because I've noticed that when I come downstairs in the morning there's a difference in my day if I pick up my journal first and do some writing/"work" or if I pick up my laptop and come here :-) It's almost one o'clock and I'm still here and it has been nearly 3 hours. I want to get to my assignment (that I can't figure out/which is frustrating me, hmm, could have something to do with why I'm procrastinating, you think?) and I have some writing I was to work on as well (but I'm deathly afraid to :-) and some other things and chores, etc.

[Perna]

Here is the truth about making a plan: The plan itself never works. If, however, you do make a plan, the chances of getting what you want significantly increase.

Let's say you made a plan to do something. You broke your goal into action steps, and estimated the amount of time each step would take. The plan called for step A to take one week, step B to take two weeks, step C to take one week, step D to take a month, and step E to take a day. This would lead you to F, which is what you want.

When you get to F, however, you may look back on your original plan with amusement: Almost nothing went "according to plan." Step A took only a day. Step B took a week. Step C, as it turned out, had five subsets, taking two weeks each. When you got to step D, you discovered that nobody did step D anymore. Step E took ten minutes.

Without the faulty plan, however, you might never have ventured forth to learn all you needed to know to get to F. F is where you wanted to go; F is where you got. You just didn't get there the way you had planned. So, even though it's probably not going to be accurate, make a plan anyway.

If you don't already have one, get a date book of some kind with room for daily planning. Then start laying out your step-by-step progression to accomplish each goal on your top-ten list. I strongly suggest you plan at least one activity to move toward each of your top ten each week.

Why?

Ready for a hard truth? If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it.

From: http://www.mcwilliams.com/books/books/life1/lf1_4d.htm

I definitely have a plan each day & limit my time on the internet so that I can get the chores done, exercise, work part-time & do some "me time"--knitting, reading, journaling.--Suzy

[seeker1950]

Perna,
When I'm home after work, or like today, on the weekend, I make a list of things I hope to get done around the house.
This morning, I've already accomplished many of them, like painting my cinderblock underlayment of my porch, spraying weeds, sorting winter clothes for my closet, sorting winter shoes, etc. It's not much fun, and I dread doing it, but I have a feelling of accomplishment as I check off the list. If I didn't do this list, I'd probably never do these things.
There is nothing "fun" on these lists I make, and I'm thinking I should add, "go to a park, take a walk, or go fishing!"
Yeah, it helps me get the work done.
Love
Patty

[wickedwings]

my plans always falls apart because i keep ending up going in circles, literally! aaaagh. drives me crazy. i need to hire some helpers, but i can't afford to. waaaaaaaaaaaaagh!

[rima_p]

My main problem in keeping up with a plan is indiscipline.
I find it very hard to be rigourous with myself. (reminiscences of childhood? maybe...)

But what mostly worries me lately, is the feeling of being lost in life, not knowing which way to go, which decisions to take. I feel I'm stuck here, want to change, but don't know how.

Naturally, all my plannings go down the drain all the time. As I don't know what I really want, I'm too easy giving up on any plan or procrastinating it.

So Perna, you're so right! If you really want something, you can do it.
But I think I'm just stuck behind the starting point: know what I really want.

Anybody has any idea of what can I do for it?

Thanks! And thanks Perna, for the great link on positive thinking. Enlightens the day...