{"id":32210,"date":"2016-03-02T04:45:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T10:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=32210"},"modified":"2016-03-02T04:45:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T10:45:41","slug":"life-plan-chart-a-better-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/life-plan-chart-a-better-course\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Above the Fray and Chart a Better Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love the ocean. Being out on the water fishing is a thrill, and you can see for miles. But being just a few feet above the waves makes all the difference.<\/p>\n\n

Jump overboard and you suddenly have trouble seeing much at all. You\u2019re bobbing up and down. The waves are coming at you, blocking your view. It\u2019s extremely disorienting.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re using all your effort just to stay above the waves and strain for visibility. And there are times when life feels like that, right?<\/p>\n\n

No Visibility<\/h3>\n

Maybe you\u2019re under heavy pressure at the office. Maybe you\u2019re struggling to make the most of relationships at home.<\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019re watching others find significance and meaning, while you can\u2019t seem to identify your deeper purpose.<\/p>\n

It can be tempting in moments like these to lose heart. I\u2019ve sure experienced that. It can also be tempting to cross your fingers and start swimming hard where you hope<\/em> you\u2019re supposed to be going. I\u2019ve done that too.<\/p>\n

Bad news: If you do the first, you\u2019re sunk. If you do the second, the odds are good you soon will be.<\/p>\n

What you need is a buoy, something that can help you climb out of the water to gain some perspective. A Life Plan can do that.<\/p>\n

Finding Our Way<\/h3>\n

A Life Plan is the answer for feeling underwater. It\u2019s also the answer for the impulse to rely on pure momentum without clear direction.<\/p>\n

How? My brand new book Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want<\/a><\/em> details three distinct ways a Life Plan can get you above the waves to bring you the clarity you need to decide where you\u2019re going and how to get there.<\/p>\n

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  1. It reveals your current location.<\/strong> When we\u2019re in the waves, we can\u2019t see land. We might have a sense of where to go, but it\u2019s hard to know for certain.\n

    We can\u2019t see over all our conflicting obligations and commitments. But when we get above all the turmoil, we can see where we are in relation to where we want to go. We can gauge what it will take to get there.<\/p>\n

    And we can objectively evaluate all the demands and decide how to handle them with the ultimate goal in mind.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. It enables you to decide on your destination.<\/strong> Once we\u2019ve got the perspective we need, we can start making decisions about our desired destinations.\n

    There are many competing options. Above the fray, you can make the call:<\/p>\n