How to Plan a Meaningful Life

by Alesha Wilson
(Wilmington, NC)

While you are in the prime of your adulthood, it’s nice to try out new things here and there.

You may not have time to do these later, so go ahead and try them out while you still can.

However, it’s also the time that you start planning for a life ahead of you. You should not just let time pass you by. You have to take control of your life. Not sure how that’s going to work? Check these out:

1. Create a plan for the years to come. It can be a yearly plan, a five-year, or a ten-
year plan. Spend one afternoon sitting down and planning your life. List down what you want to achieve and make a timeline on when you want to achieve them. This will help guide you when you are not sure where your life is headed. Don’t be scared to list things that are hard to do. Instead, challenge yourself to make it through
them.

2. Start investing in the right things. You may not have a house or a car right now, but you can have them in the near future if you start investing some of your money in that direction. Rather than procrastinating and spending money on things that you don’t even enjoy for a long time, invest them in things that can make your future
better. Investments such as this should also be included in your plan.

3. Start a savings account. You don’t have to have a huge salary to start a savings account. Save a portion of whatever it is that you are earning. It might not be much at first, but if you continue this regularly, it won’t be long before you find yourself with a considerable savings portfolio.

4. Use your energy in the things that matter. Energy is spent quickly and before you know it you don’t have anything left for the important things anymore. Plan your day so that you do the big tasks first. Your energy might be lost on simple things such as being on the phone with your friends for hours instead of being used to get some work done. Prioritize and train so that your energy can be distributed in the right
tasks. You can always have time for a drink with your pals, but that shouldn’t be a higher priority than cleaning the house.

Alesha Wilson is a staff writer at RockwellNutrition.com. Get Rockwell Nutrition brain power sour by following the link.