"Oh, we're supposed to invest our extra income?
What did Mahlena say about how to make more money?"
In the words of a fallen member of the black community, "If you fail to plan, then you are planning to fail."
It's okay to deviate from your plan, but if you have no plan in the first place, where are you going?
Toonces does not know.
Let me tell you a story.
It was senior year of high school.
I got accepted to my first-choice university.
I also decided to attend this institution, because it was where I needed to be.
Soon after I made this decision, two of my classmates told me that they didn't get into this school because I applied.
Yes, my alma mater is consider "More Selective", but they also currently have a 51% acceptance rate.
In 2017.
Back when I was applying, the competition was less rigorous. My university gladly welcomed scores of students who came from the same high school all the time.
Meaning, my acceptance had nothing to do with their rejections.
My acceptance was due to both my excellence in every area of my application and the fact that I had planned ahead:
- I visited the school before I applied.
- I performed to the best of my abilities in academics and extracurricular activities in middle school and high school.
- I searched for and attended summer programs related to my film major that I discussed in my application.
There was no evidence that my two classmates had done any of those things.
Yet I was the source of blame for their inability to achieve their goals.
"Does not compute."
Of course, this misogynoir morphed into questioning how I got accepted to a school (and earned a full fellowship) once I was in my MBA program by a fellow classmate.
Why my qualifications to attend business school were of concern to this white American man was beyond me, as we were both in the same class, so I wasn't preventing him from getting anywhere.
"Yeesh."
Again, my acceptance, to business school this time, was due to both my excellence in every area of my application and the fact that I had planned ahead:
- I visited the school before I applied.
- I performed to the best of my abilities in academics and extracurricular activities in my undergraduate years, and I graduated cum laude from the University Honors Program.
- I built a business to publish my first novel, which I discussed in my application.
- I clearly outlined how an MBA would help me build a new business, which I also discussed in my application.
- I earned a score on the GMAT that qualified me as a genius.
Yes you are, Constance Wu!
There was no evidence that my classmate had done any of those things.
Yet I was the source of... his insecurity about achieving his own goals? I don't even know.
Whatever.
Enough about me.
Back to you.
If you want to achieve your goals, then you need to do three things:
1. Make a plan.
Write down what you want and what date you want to achieve it by.
For inspiration and organization of your thoughts, have you considered building a Dream Board?
2. Do the work.
Some goals, like drinking more water each day, can be easy.
Other goals, like growing stronger relationships with your estranged family members, might be harder.
If your goal is important to do you, then you need to put effort into what you want to accomplish.
3. Keep going.
Change takes time. But it doesn't have to take forever.
Yes, a drop of water consistently falling onto a boulder will eventually wear a hole into the surface of the rock.
You could also get a crane to move that boulder out your way.
Selina knows.
There may be multiple paths you can take to achieve your goals.
Stay open to new ideas, and pivot when you need to.
Still my favorite Key & Peele sketch.
Dreamers, what are some ways you can Make a Plan to create a life you love? What methods do you use to manage your time and achieve your goals?
Share your questions and answers in the comments, or email me at iHaveADreamBoard@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading!
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