Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 244 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

Your Life Plan Blueprint - Final Summary #1

Thank you for joining us for our 7 days a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 244 of our Trek. Today and tomorrow we will finish up our 24th and 25th day of our Trek Your Life Plan Blueprint. Since our life planning series has covered many days, if you miss any of our Wisdom-Trek episodes, please go to Wisdom-Trek.com to listen to them and read the daily journal.

I am incorporating all of these daily concepts along with worksheets into an easy to use workbook, and I will let you know when it is complete so that you can download it. If you have any questions or would like additional information as we go through our daily trek, leave a comment on Wisdom-Trek.com or email me at [email protected].

We are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. We are finishing the week strong by accomplishing a significant amount within all areas of life. Life at times is challenging but also enjoyable as long as we maintain a good mindset.

The contractors have also made good progress in the upstairs hall and front stairwell. Hopefully their part will be completed before we return in the middle of February. If all goes according to plan, I should be able to focus most of Saturday on the woodwork in the library. We will then head back to Charlotte on Sunday morning.

As we finish up our Life Plan trek today and tomorrow with a recap, this is day twenty-four of the hike which we refer to as…

Your Life Plan Blueprint©

As I started planning for the recap of Your Life Plan Blueprint, I found it more challenging than I initially thought to encapsulate the blueprint concept into a short overview. There is just so much valuable content. So, let’s move on.

Begin With the End in Mind

Using a statement that was popularized by Steven Covey in his 7-Habits book, this is the context that we begin with Your Life Plan Blueprint. While the plan is simple and easy to implement, it is radically different than traditional goal setting programs. The concepts are not necessarily new, but the structure of Your Life Plan Blueprint changes the paradigm of most goal setting systems. The Wisdom-Trek system begins by looking at life holistically and from a long-term perspective. This foundational mindset will ensure that all objectives and goals set are working in harmony with each other and supporting your life’s purpose.

1. Determine Your Life Purpose

Determining your life purpose is the first step in creating a dynamic and effective life plan. Your purpose could also be called your mission in life, which is a word that is used in most goal setting systems. I prefer the word “purpose” because it reflects more of a mindset and the reason for being, which is much more holistic. A mission reflects a finite task that is to be accomplished. Your purpose for life continues until God transforms your body to be with Him.

2. Determine Your Life Objective (Your Legacy)

Once your life purpose has been established, next determine your overall objective for your life. Your life objective could also be called your vision for life, which again is a more commonly used term in most goal setting systems. I prefer the word “objective” because it creates a mindset of something that you will definitely complete in a practical and holistic manner. A vision reflects more of a dream or something that you hope for and, therefore, is not as tangible.

3. Understand Your Wheel of Life

While your life must be viewed holistically to effectively set objectives and goals, your life is separated into 7 distinct areas,