You Can Become Anyone You Want to in Next Five Years

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In general, a five-year plan may be regarded as one of the best strategies to create a framework for actions in order to achieve some life objectives. Individuals are usually motivated by goals, therefore, having them is a crucial aspect of living a purposeful life. The person’s aims act as a constant reminder of the need to realize them (Gardner, Kosemund, Hogg, Heymann, & Martinez, 2017). Moreover, the set goals should be realistic and practicable within the planned period, as well.

Planning is an essential part of any project to succeed. For a student, undertaking a project management course is necessary for his or her studies and career. In turn, for a project manager, proper preparation is a highly important task for efficient performance while other managerial functions only help to achieve an enterprise’s objectives. As a matter of fact, life strategies are attained through the gradual achievement of smaller goals: academic, family, financial, health and fitness, and business ones.

The goal-setting process may be challenging if people do not know exactly what they want to do with their life. Therefore, before starting the planning process, an individual should know what he or she wants to achieve and describe wishes in detail to formulate goals. Having goals helps a person concentrate on their achievement without undertaking substantial efforts for multiple plans that may be unrealizable (Gardner et al., 2017). In general, aims to assist people in managing time and resources appropriately.

Having a broad picture of the long-term intentions is the first step to personal goals set. The initial development of small targets helps to achieve the ultimate objectives (Zefeiti & Mohamad, 2017). Through discipline, hard work, and commitment, aims are reachable as long as they are realistic. Concerning my personal development, I may characterize myself as a highly ambitious person who wants to achieve success in all spheres of life. I want to build a rewarding career and regard a healthy working environment and interpersonal relationships as a highly significant part of it. I constantly educate myself, value family and friendship, and try to help people.

The table below presents the summary of the five-year business (the achievements of every year are evaluated in December) and personal development plan:

Goals	Year 1 (December 2020-2021)	Year 2 (December 2021-2022)	Year 3 (December 2022-2023)	Year 4 (December 2023-2024)	Year 5 (December 2024-2025)
Academic	Learn Spanish (In the first year, my learning goal is to learn Spanish as this language will help me understand other cultures and communicate with a large number of people within the country and across the globe both for work and friendship.)	Get an internship in the desired company (In addition, working as an intern in a company that may offer employment opportunities will help me develop personal and professional skills (Goran, Harkins Monaco, Yell, Shriner, & Bateman, 2020).)	Research project management (Before graduation, I also plan to conduct research and publish an academic article related to project planning.)	Publish an academic paper (Publishing an academic paper will help me to summarize my knowledge and scientific skills.)	Graduate with a master’s degree (The main objective that every student wants to achieve is to attain a degree in his or her specific study areas. As a result, my fundamental academic goal is to graduate with a master’s degree in project planning.)
Work	Establish friendly relationships with work colleagues(Maintaining close relationships with other employees is a highly efficient way of learning skills that they possess within a work environment. Such skills may include problem-solving skills, time management, leadership skills, and interpersonal skills.)	Become a senior project manager (I expect that the development of competencies will contribute to my promotion in the workplace.)	Develop teamwork and enhance collaboration among employees (Building collaborations and teamwork between the workforces gradually improve their output as they work as a single united entity (Zefeiti & Mohamad, 2017).)	Expand on the personal network (The expansion of personal network along with professional skills help to get the next promotion.)	Become a chief project manager(It goes without saying that successful employment, high position, and friendly relationships with colleagues are among my priorities.)
Family	Meets a beloved and suitable marriage partner(Finding a suitable partner is the first step in starting a family. In general, a successful marriage depends on the maintenance of good relationships between both partners.)	Plan for children emotionally and financially (Moreover, proper planning for children allows people to adjust and prepare financially and psychologically before birth (Xu, Ahn, & Bright, 2017).)	Spend time together as a family(. Family members should spend time together in order to strengthen their bond through sharing meals, taking vacations, and entertaining.)	Save for family holidays (Holidays may be regarded as necessary though costly entertainment, especially for a big family.)	Build the family’s financial literacy (It goes without saying that financial literacy is crucial in marriage as it helps to distinguish between needs and wishes, learn the importance of saving for the future, and invest.)
Social Life Relations	Learn to select good friends and avoid negative contacts (It goes without saying that social relations are crucial for positive interactions between people. As a result, they directly influence the attainment of other life goals. Therefore, an individual should stop communication with people who do not add value to his or her life and cultivate positive relationships (Sutton, Stoeber, & Kamble, 2017).)	Become a volunteer in neighborhood activities(The improvement of social contacts with neighbors contributes to comfortable living.)	Became an active member in a charity organization (Being an active member of a charity organization helps to support destitute people.)	Improve communication skills and research psychology (Psychology is essential for better understanding of other people)	Mentor children in the neighborhood (I believe that mentoring children may help me to find the meaning of life.)
Health and Fitness	Find and follow a healthy nutritional plan (Finding a proper nutritional plan and sticking to it helps a person lead a healthy and fit life.. )	Make progress in-home workouts(People may work out from the home to avoid expensive gym memberships and reduce the body’s excess fats.)	Lose excess fat (I believe that regular exercise and a suitable nutrition plan will lead to positive outcomes.)	Work on flexibility(Gradual and consistent workouts help in the improvement of the flexibility of joints and bodybuilding (Wininger, 2019).)	Improve conditioning and athletic skills(In addition, a person attains conditioning and improves athletic skills. Moreover, specific lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes and cancer, may be avoided through physical activity.)
Financial Stability	Generate an appropriate financial budget(In order to attain financial stability and freedom, an individual should learn how to manage his or her income and expenditures. In other words, the proper financial budget that fits the expenses and revenue helps to achieve not only financial stability but other life goals as well. (Binz, Ferguson, Pieper, & Astrachan, 2017).)	Start a savings plan(A proper savings plan should also be elaborated for comfortable living and success in the future. In addition, savings may be invested to earn more income for an individual.)	Start a second job to earn extra money (Financial stability and practical application of any investment idea need a substantial budget.)	Develop an investment idea (In general, an investment idea should be thoroughly elaborated for its subsequent practical application.)	Attain financial stability(I expect my investment idea and its realization to be successful.)
Business	Generating a viable business idea(In fact, business goals are among the most essential objectives for a project manager as they may mark the beginning of self-employment. The presentation of viable business ideas may be regarded as the first step to these goals’ achievement. An individual should conduct extensive research on the market to identify the existing gaps (Binz et al., 2017).)	Gather necessary resources (Any business requires substantial expenditures.)	Start the desired business(When necessary resources are gathered, the business may be started.)	Develop and expand the business to achieve set objectives (These objectives include profit increase and customer loyalty)	Become a top brand in the market (The gradual expansion of the company and its brand awareness lead to its leading position in the market.)

Table 1. The goals to be achieved in the next five years

In general, planning involves the identification of goals and the development of a specific course of action to achieve them. Through the elaboration of my personal plan, I learned that all goals should be accomplished within a specified timeframe in order to make plans effective. In addition, the long-term goals may be achieved exclusively by attaining smaller objectives. I will check and review my plan periodically to provide and control the projects’ progress.

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