How far do you plan into the future? How has that worked out for you? Do you set one year, five year and ten year plans and stick religiously to them, with an end result in mind... or do you regard each day as a new adventure and immerse yourself in whatever strikes your fancy?
Most people, it seems, find a middle ground, neither preparing for their future nor enjoying their present.
When you have a heartfelt vision or purpose for your life - a deep "knowing" that you are on the path of your highest good - detailed planning is usually not necessary. The deep joy you feel from day to day attracts to you the people and events that naturally move things forward, with no conscious striving on your part.
The key word here is "natural." Of course there will be daily tasks that must be done if you want to eat and wear clean clothes. And there will typically be some goal-orientation and structure involved when you wish to learn something new - how to set up a blog or format your publications for Kindle, for example. But these tasks do not need to be seen as burdens or "something to get through" so you can begin the "real work" of your life. As you are learning, you actually can discover some joy in cooking, to the point where you are dreaming of a better-equipped kitchen... and collecting recipes on Pinterest.
Take a look back over the past few months, and reflect upon what has been lining up for you.
Late last year, you started having clear (unbidden) visions about living in a cabin in the woods with a "writing porch." Almost immediately, Carole Dore invited you to attend a New Year's visioning workshop. You started to focus on being a "writer" and Amazon dropped their Kindle e-reader prices, which allowed you to purchase one. This led you to think about formatting your tutorials for Kindle, which cemented your self-identity as a writer. Last week you were invited to join a non-fiction writers group. See how it works? Like a snowball rolling down a hill.
None of these events or activities was consciously planned by you but all of them moved your vision forward. Certainly there was work involved, but you immersed yourself so completely in each activity that time flew as understanding grew.
The starting point for you was identifying yourself as a writer. The snowball took care of the rest.

