How to Plan Your Future如何規(guī)劃你的未來

Guy Reichard

規(guī)劃未來是對自己的人生負(fù)責(zé)，這樣才能少走彎路，發(fā)揮自己的價(jià)值和作用，成長為更優(yōu)秀的人。

The future yawns before you like a vast land. But with so much openspace， so many different potential paths to take， how do you know whereto go？ Future planning may seem 1）intimidating， but if you slow down andconsider your ultimate goal， then take small steps to get there， you’ll findthe life you were meant to live is right there， waiting for you on the otherside of the fog.

Planning for the future requires careful thought and reflection tofigure out what you really want. Find somewhere you can be alone andundistracted while you contemplate your future. When you imagine yourideal future， what do you see？ Maybe your goal is to own a home， have afamily， thrive in a certain career field， or move to a specific place. Maybeit’s all of these or none of these. Defining what you want as best as you canwill help you begin to build a plan for your future.

Plan out realistic short- and long-term goals and record your progressin a journal. Long-term goals might be goals you’re unlikely to accomplishwithin the next 10， 20， or more years， like retiring. Rather than shoot directlyfor your long-term goals， identify short-term goals you must achieve as?stepping stones towards your big goals. Write this all in your journal， and tryto stick to the plan.

Try to center your life around your passion—something you’re goodat which gives you a sense of meaning and purpose. Figuring out yourpassion can seem daunting， but it’s usually something you’re naturallydrawn to， excited by， or skilled at—something that aligns with your valuesand makes you feel like you’re making a difference in the world. If you’renot sure what it is right off the bat， consider your life so far — what activitieshave you participated in that gave you a sense of meaning and purpose？What did those activities have in common？ That’s likely to be your passion.

Make a clear plan， but be 2）flexible. You can plan for the future， but youcan’t predict it.

1） intimidate v. 威脅

2） flexible adj. 靈活的；柔韌的

未來像一片廣袤的土地在你面前展開，有這么多不同的潛在道路可以走，你怎么知道該去哪里？未來的規(guī)劃可能看起來令人生畏，但如果你放慢腳步，考慮你的最終目標(biāo)，然后一小步一小步地到達(dá)那里，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)想要過的生活就在那里，在迷霧的另一邊等著你。

規(guī)劃未來需要仔細(xì)思考和反思，以弄清楚你真正想要的是什么。

找一個(gè)地方，在思考你的未來時(shí)，你可以獨(dú)處，心無旁騖。當(dāng)你想象你理想的未來時(shí)，你會看到什么？也許你的目標(biāo)是擁有一個(gè)家，有一個(gè)家庭，在某個(gè)職業(yè)領(lǐng)域成長，或者搬到一個(gè)特定的地方。也許是所有這些，或者不是這些。盡可能定義你想要什么將幫助你開始為自己的未來制訂計(jì)劃。

設(shè)定切合實(shí)際的短期和長期目標(biāo)，并在日記中記錄進(jìn)度。長期目標(biāo)也許是你不太可能在未來10 年、20 年或更長時(shí)間內(nèi)實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)，比如退休。與其直接追求你的長期目標(biāo)，不如確定你必須實(shí)現(xiàn)的短期目標(biāo)，并把它作為實(shí)現(xiàn)長期目標(biāo)的墊腳石。把這一切都寫在你的日記里，并試著堅(jiān)持這個(gè)計(jì)劃。

試著把你的生活圍繞在你的激情上——你擅長的事情，給你一種意義和目的感。弄清楚你的激情似乎令人生畏，但它通常是你自然而然地被吸引、興奮或擅長的事情——符合你的價(jià)值觀，讓你覺得自己正在改變世界。如果你不確定它是什么，想想你目前為止的生活： 你參加了哪些活動(dòng)，讓你有了意義和目的感？這些活動(dòng)有什么共同點(diǎn)？這可能是你的激情所在。

制訂明確的計(jì)劃，但要靈活。你可以計(jì)劃未來，但你不能預(yù)測它。