Plan Your Life Like a Business

In this episode, Emma Greed discusses her personal goal-setting framework that helps transform dreams into reality. She highlights the importance of having a clear plan rather than setting vague intentions, which often lead to unfulfilled promises. Every year, especially on her birthday, she sets aside time to create a detailed plan for her personal and professional goals based on a series of reflective questions.

Greed emphasizes the need for radical honesty in the planning process and shares five key questions to guide listeners in their own goal-setting. These questions center on reflecting on past unachieved goals, identifying joyful activities, confronting fears, pursuing learning opportunities, and establishing valuable habits and boundaries.

She points out that effective planning incorporates both large goals and smaller actionable steps, making it essential to focus on a limited number of goals to prevent overwhelm. Greed also explains the concept of 'if-then planning' to prepare for setbacks and stresses the importance of accountability and tracking progress. Moreover, she encourages a habit-stacking approach to make new habits easier to adopt by linking them to existing routines. The episode concludes with a summary of key strategies for effective planning, underscoring that achieving the life you want requires intentional design rather than chance.