Pete’s Life Planning & Management Course Being Awesome at Life

Written By Pete Fowler

1. A DREAM written down with a date becomes a GOAL. A goal broken down becomes a PLAN. A plan backed by ACTION becomes REALITY.

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The Four Simple Words

1. Move

2. Nourish

3. Refresh

4. Connect

The remainder of the course is based on these plus 5. Work, 6. Save (Money), and 7. Learn. Every learning module will have a reading assignment with an associated writing assignment where we summarize in one paragraph or more how it applies to our life. 

Life Planning

  1. Move

  2. Nourish

  3. Refresh

  4. Connect

  5. Work

  6. Save (Money)

  7. Learn

3. Life Planning Components, in order of importance

  1. Accountability Partner you talk to about your goals monthly, at a minimum.

  2. Monthly Meeting with your Accountability Partner with a simple (1-page) written agenda and minutes (see MAMA Meeting Management (pfcs.co/g8pg). 

  3. Weekly Planning (PFCS Weekly Planning Method Article (pfcs.co/dpfw)) in writing, including identification of your “One Thing" (https://www.the1thing.com/ "The ONE Thing you can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary.") 

  4. Weekly Check-In with your Accountability Partner.

  5. Annual Goals (Plan), a 1-9 item SMART (Specific, Measurable, Assertive, Realistic, and Timed) list (PFCS Blog: "A Sensible List" (pfcs.co/959q)) including your “One Thing“ (THIS NEEDS AN ARTICLE)

  6. Life Plan: Outline/Summary, including 1. Move, 2. Nourish, 3. Refresh, 4. Connect, 5. Work, and 6. Save (Money). Plus (Bonus) 7. Learn. 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that you look at monthly, or more. These should be in a Sensible List (PFCS Blog: “Everybody Has A Plan... Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to Succeed” 11/23/2015 (pfcs.co/zcyg)). 

Consider using this “level one” sample list:

1. Move: Workout 3 times per week.

2. Nourish: Eat “Mediterranean Diet” meals 5 days per week.

3. Refresh: Sleep in late, sip coffee, and read the news most Sunday mornings.

4. Connect: Family dinner once per month.

5. Work: Earn a 10% raise this year.

6. Save (Money): Save 10% of my gross income.

7. Learn: Read one business book per quarter.

8. Life Plan: Narrative. Consider these first draft “level-two” (A, B, C) outline items:

1. Move

A. Strength Exercises (weights/bands) 3X/week.

B. Run 2X/week

C. Walk >10,000 steps with friends 2X/week

2. Nourish

3. Refresh

A. Sleep in late, sip coffee, and read the news most Sunday mornings.

B. Four vacations: London-Paris. Italy. Dallas. Vegas.

C. Read four non-fiction books. 

4. Connect

5. Work

6. Save (Money)

7. Learn

Goals, Life Planning & Management Monthly Meetings

20XX Goals 

X/X/20XX

1. Make these SMART: Specific Measurable Assertive Realistic Timed

2. Xxxxx

3. Xxxxx

4. Xxxxx

5. Xxxxx

6. Xxxxx

MEETING INFORMATION

Who: Pete and Xxxx

When: X/X/20XX, am/pm

Where: Location / Phone / Zoom

AGENDA

Recurring Business

  1. What New New & Good

  2. Review Annual Goals

Old Business

  1. Xxx

  2. Xxx

New Business

  1. Xxx

  2. Xxx

MINUTES

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2. 

3. 

4. 

ACTION STEPS 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

4. Awesome Articles

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LIFE PLANNING: GOALS

  1. Accountability Partnership: The One-Minute Manager Blog Post (https://pfcs.co/geqw)

  2. PFCS' MAMA Meeting Management 10/18/2010 (https://pfcs.co/g8pg)

  3. PFCS Weekly Planning Method Article (Blog) (https://pfcs.co/dpfw)

  4. Goal Setting: NEED AN ARTICLE FOR ANNUAL GOALS

  5. Principles For Success by Ray Dalio (In 30 Minutes) (https://youtu.be/B9XGUpQZY38)

  6. The One Thing (Book Summary): (https://www.samuelthomasdavies.com/book-summaries/business/the-one-thing/)

LIFE PLAN TOPICS

Move

7. How to Get Strong (https://www.nytimes.com/guides/year-of-living-better/how-to-build-muscle-strength)

8. The Scientific 7-Minute Workout - New York Times 5/9/2013 (https://pfcs.co/dwjp). Can’t Do the 7-Minute Workout? Neither Can I. Some of the exercises in the popular workout are too difficult for athletes of a certain age or body type. Here’s how to make it work for you. New York Times (https://pfcs.co/c7zx)

9. FIND ARTICLE(S) ON BASICS OF WEIGHTLIFTING

10. FIND ARTICLE(S) ON BASICS OF RUNNING

11. FIND ARTICLE(S) ON BASICS OF YOGA

12. FIND ARTICLE(S) ON BASICS OF… 

Nourish

13. How to Be Healthy, in Just 48 Words. New York Times (pfcs.co/tn76)

14. Mind May Trump DNA in Exercise and Eating Habits. New York Times (pfcs.co/pmcv)

15. The Magic Pill (Netflix)

16. In Defense of Food (movie on Amazon)

17. Why Self-Compassion Beats Self-Confidence. New York Times (pfcs.co/6pqp)

Refresh

18. Shuteye and Sleep Hygiene: The Truth About Why You Keep Waking up at 3 a.m. by The Guardian and Elle Hunt (https://pocket.co/xdvU6F?cta=1&src=ph)

19. The Most Powerful Learning Tool (That Doesn’t Involve Studying) (https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-most-powerful-learning-tool-that-doesn-t-involve-studying) 

20. RE-VERIFY THIS ARTICLE IS WORTHY OF BEING HERE You Should Meditate Every Day (https://app.getpocket.com/read/2449031752)

21. RE-VERIFY THIS ARTICLE IS WORTHY OF BEING HERE Why So Many Americans Are Turning to Buddhism (https://app.getpocket.com/read/2514607195)

22. RE-VERIFY THIS ARTICLE IS WORTHY OF BEING HERE Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Lessons from meditating with the Dalai Lama (https://app.getpocket.com/read/1610276027)

23. RE-VERIFY THIS ARTICLE IS WORTHY OF BEING HERE For the Holidays, the Gift of Self-Care (https://app.getpocket.com/read/2818673300)

24. Basic Mindfulness Meditation. Learn how to pay close attention to the present moment with this meditation exercise. New York Times (https://pfcs.co/ws72)

25. I’ve Interviewed 300 High Achievers About Their Morning Routines. Here’s What I’ve Learned. Your morning routine should suit your needs, but there are some habits everyone should try. New York Times (pfcs.co/u4b2) 

Connect

26. Diddy and His Mentor Ray Dalio (https://youtu.be/SCCfk2a2O5o) 25 minute meeting. 

27. Tony Robins on Rapport (https://youtu.be/dENi7K2lX4U) 

28. FIND ARTICLE ON KEEPING FRIENDS

29. FIND ARTICLE ON MAKING FRIENDS

30. FIND ARTICLE ON… 

31. FIND ARTICLE ON…

Work

32. 8 Steps to Getting What You Want… Without Formal Credentials: Tim Ferriss Post about getting any job you want in a year: https://tim.blog/2011/09/29/8-steps-to-getting-what-you-want-without-formal-credentials/amp/ 

33. Failure: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/smarter-living/failure-resume.html 

34. Hiring (https://www.petefowler.com/blog/1102)

35. Xxx

36. Xxx 

Save (Money)

37. Read These 5 Books to Get the Personal Finance Education You Never Had  (https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/5-best-personal-finance-books/)

38. Xxx

39. Xxx

Learn / PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS / BEING GREAT A LIFE

40. The Ultimate Success Formula. The Tony Robbins Podcast (25 minutes). (https://pca.st/episode/b44a33e0-3691-0134-eba6-0d50f522381b). The Four Step Formula: 1. Be VERY clear about what you want. 2. Know your “Why?” 3. Take MASSIVE action. 4. Notice what you’re getting; celebrate or redirect.

41. Watch: “The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything” by Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU (pfcs.co/nwwe). Read: Use This 4-Step Formula To Learn Anything In Under 24 Hours By Som Bathla (pfcs.co/ncd9). 

42. How to Conquer Your To-Do List. New York Times (pfcs.co/sv72)

43. The Healthy-Habits Well Challenge. A 28-day plan to nourish your body, mind and spirit, one daily challenge at a time. New York Times (pfcs.co/zt8z)

44. Pocket (www.getpocket.com)

45. Blog post: Making Drive Time Productive: Getting Your iPhone to Read to You (https://pfcs.co/6dwe)

46. This Is the Emotional Quality That the World’s Greatest Leaders All Share (It’s Courage :-) Fortune 5/2019 (http://pfcs.co/cwsn)

47. The Unbearable Heaviness of Clutter - New York Times 1/2019 (https://pfcs.co/mnhk)

48. 20 Things Every 20 Something Should Do to Start Adulting Like a Pro

49. Xxxxx: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/life-hard-get-drunk/ 

50. The Ultimate List of Hobbies for Men: 75+ Ideas For Your Free Time (https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/hobbies-for-men/) 

51. 16 Ways to Become a Better Man in the New Year (https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/16-ways-to-become-a-better-man-in-the-new-year/)

52. Xxxxx: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/get-1-better-every-day-the-kaizen-way-to-self-improvement/ 

53. Read This If You’re Going Through Adversity (https://pocket.co/xdkeT5?cta=1&src=ph)

54. Feedback is the Breakfast of Champions / Expert Practice and Deliverate Performance (https://www.petefowler.com/blog/2010/10/18/expert-performance-and-deliberate-practice) 

55. More… 

56. More…

57. More… 

Things to Add and/or Emphasize

  1. Use “visual management” to remind ourselves constantly of the goal

  2. “Peer pressure” can be either good or bad. 

  3. This process is iterative; that is, cycle throughout the process from beginning to end over and over and over, endlessly. 

  4. “What’s the next bottleneck?” The One Thing. 

  5. The Scientific Method. The Cannon. 

  6. Constant “redirection” is critical. This is what the Weekly Meeting is for.

Things to Consider

7. A wiki-style shared and open article that we can crowd-source. 

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