Present Living, Future Planning

I was having a chat the other day with my daughter about what her future may look like. Her response was “I’m a teenager dad and I just want to live in the moment”.

As I’m a huge planner, this was challenging for me not to spiral into one of my wise owl lectures. We continued briefly about this and gave her an insight into what the future may look like (my view anyway).

I agree that we need to enjoy life and live in the moment but there also needs to be a level of future planning. Take a family plan like buying a house or going on a holiday, both of these need time invested into compiling a well thought out plan along with a monetary target to make them a reality. Once the time has arrived to buy that house or go on that holiday, it then becomes time to sit back and enjoy the moment.

Let’s look at career planning. Now I love my current role as a Business Development Manager but this does not hinder my planning and preparation for whatever my next challenge may be.

A balance of passion, drive and determination to succeed in your current job combined with the right amount of enthusiasm and excitement to allow yourself to be planning for your future, will assist you in staying sharp with a high level of motivation and inspiration. Don’t get me wrong, if you are in a job which provides you complete happiness with a balanced work/life structure and a remuneration package that suits your lifestyle then your planning might simple be putting actions in place to ensure this all remains intact.

A balance between living in the moment and planning for future success comes with its challenges.  Too much of living in the moment and not enough future planning can potentially see you fall into the “same old routine” syndrome with the added dash of sluggishness. Now too much planning and not enough of living in the moment can see you fall into what I call “the average worker” syndrome. This is where you see those people who have one leg in the game and the other out the door, they don't seem fully committed. When people fall into this space it becomes extremely difficult to master their current job and without this I ask you "How can you take on your next challenge?" "Would your next potential employer be impressed by this?"

Being 100% present in your current job along with setting aside time during the weekend or evenings for future planning, will help you keep the scales of success balanced towards -

LIVING IN THE PRESENT AND PLANNING FOR YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS

Regards

Dino Pacella

Multi Award Winning Business Development Manager

Founder of National Finance Brokers Day

Disclaimer:

This content has been prepared for general information purposes only, all views expressed are my own and is not (and cannot be construed or relied upon as) personal advice, as it does not take into account your personal, financial situation or market conditions.