How to Plan for a Successful Future and how to achieve your goals by starting today

Many people want to be successful in life, but don't know how. Everyone has the potential for a successful life that must be continuously developed from entering school to being accepted for work. This process must be undertaken so that you continue to move forward in your daily life so that you can realize the glorious future that you aspire to.

When you have a purpose, you live your life with a purpose. Without a goal, you will get lost and sometimes just turn around in place. With an ideal, you know where to go.

Don't worry, your goals can change at any time. In fact, it is possible to have more than one

Imagine the successful future you want starting with thinking about various things about yourself and what you consider important in your everyday life.

Free yourself from things that bother you or bother you because thinking about future success is very important. Calm conditions help you think about yourself so that you can make whatever decisions you want without being influenced by others. Focus your thoughts because you are thinking about your own life. This will come in handy later when you need to focus on concrete actions to be successful.

Don't hesitate to give yourself time. Before taking the actions necessary to create a successful future, determine what it is you really want. Ask yourself questions to find out what you want, not what other people want for you.

The easiest way is to imagine yourself in the future. Now, take a pen and paper, and write down the answers to these questions:

"When you are old, what do you want to live like?"

Can you answer it? Usually the answer is, want to have fun enjoying life, have passive income, don't want to work but want to have their own business, and so on. Are you like that too?

Now try to be more specific about your future:

"When I am old, what should I do?"

The key word is, "if you are old, what do you do" - that is, when you are old, what have you accomplished? You can do your research first, no need to answer and think about it first. Be specific and as detailed as possible.

Since our answers are different, let's create an example. Let's just say this is the answer:

Already have their own business, in the fields of design and technology.

Has worked for many years as a designer. If possible, I would also like to have work experience outside Indonesia.

I already have a product (app / website) that I have created myself and used by many people

With this, we have succeeded in finding our goals and dreams - which we will call: Dream Paragraph

"Want to have your own business in the field of design and technology, become an experienced designer at home and abroad, and also want to make your own digital products"

So that you can more easily pursue your goals, look for keywords from your dreams. Keywords are usually the knowledge / things that you must master to achieve your goals.

Having his own business in the field of design & technology.

The means must: study business, negotiation, communication, design, programming, etc.

Become a designer at home and abroad.

Meaning: studying design, seeking work experience in the field of design, and also mastering English (or another language).

Making digital products

This means: learning the process of making digital products, learning programming, and also how to market your products.

In order to know what you have to learn, you have to do your research first. Don't just do it, otherwise you may end up planning things that don't go your way. Remember, it should be written and as detailed as possible!

So that you can more easily pursue your goals, look for keywords from your dreams. Keywords are usually the knowledge / things that you must master in order to achieve your goals.

Having his own business in the field of design & technology.

The means must: study business, negotiation, communication, design, programming, etc.

Become a designer at home and abroad.

Meaning: studying design, seeking work experience in the field of design, and also mastering English (or another language).

Making digital products

This means: learning the process of making digital products, learning programming, and also how to market your products.

In order to know what you have to learn, you have to do your research first. Don't just do it, otherwise you may end up planning things that don't fit your goals. Remember, it should be written and as detailed as possible!

Now, answer the question: "To achieve this goal, in 5 years, what must I become?". Don't forget, write it down! Here's an example based on our previous dream paragraph:

"In 5 years I have to master design, business skills, and at least be able to build my own website. Better, within 5 years, the business has started working - while working as a designer abroad. Hopefully I have met soul mates and have gotten married too"

Remember, don't be afraid to imagine it. This is the plan for the next 5 years, it is still flexible, it can still change depending on the circumstances. Don't forget, it's best to research first, so that the plan is in line with your goals.

Now that you know, in the 5 years what your life will be like, now we are back to the next 3 years. To master design, business and programming skills, do you know what to do?

Study Design

Studying Business

Learn Programming

These are the 3 knowledge that must be studied in the next 3 years, can you imagine? Easy right, learn 3 things for 3 years? It looks easy, but can you be consistent or not? Don't forget to write it down!

Now you know what skills to learn. It's time to decide what skills you want to deepen this year. Maybe one, maybe two, maybe all.

However, don't rush into choosing. Look at your current state, is it possible to learn 3 new sciences at once? The following are things that can help you choose what knowledge to do first:

It would be great if your work aligns with your goals. That way, you will automatically learn 8 hours a day when paid :)

Have you got a job? If you can explore the knowledge you want in your job, great. Because by doing direct practice, knowledge will be easier to learn.

Have you just graduated and are still looking for a job? You have the opportunity to choose your own future. So, now you are free to choose which knowledge to study. You can become a programmer, designer, or try to get into the world of business.

You're still in school or college. You have a lot of time and energy to become whatever you want to be. Try to take the time to learn new knowledge and do it consistently.

Oh yeah, you don't have to work in an office. There are freelance options, or open your own business.

Among the knowledge you have to learn, which one do you like the most? Just choose the knowledge you want to learn most and deepen. Why? Because if you like it, it will be easier for you to accept the knowledge.

Now, you can select the knowledge you want to learn. After that, you made it more specific.

Let's just say that this year we want to deepen the knowledge of design. What can be learned? It's easy, just look at the job descriptions of designers in big companies:

Well, from here you can take a few things:

The skills needed to become a designer

The skills you know

Skills you are not good at and have to learn

The next step? You have to know, right? Learn a skill you weren't good at and deepen your knowledge this year.