I came across this quote today, from one of my Facebook friends:
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
- Jim Rohn (1930-2009, Author and Speaker)
Lately, I’ve been thinking about being more intentional and what that means. First, to be intentional, one has to identify a mission, a goal, the intention. What is it that I want to accomplish in my life? What is my life plan?
While an entire life would be impossible to plan to the smallest details, I’ve always believed one must always have a general direction in life. Otherwise, drifting is the result, with no clear goals and nothing to show at the end of it.
Being intentional means being proactive, setting out a plan, and evaluating decisions and steps in accordance with that plan. I don’t want to “fall into someone else’s plan”. There is no joy or fulfillment in that.
