They say if you fail to plan then you plan to fail. Well, I've created a tool called the Personal Planning Chart to help you track your success and facilitate a process I call the Circle of Purpose. Download at www.jconxus.googlepages.com/Personal PlanningChart.doc Read more at http://julliengordon.blogspot.com/2007/12/how-to-plan-for-success.html

1. CIRCLE OF PURPOSE

2. CIRCLE OF PURPOSE www.julliengordon.com

3. CIRCLE OF PURPOSE REASONS WHY WE DON’T ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS Not written down Not measurable Not publicly known Not purposeful 4 1 2 3 4

6. Jullien Gordon Daryn Dodson Sun 1-4pm Spring To help as many people as possible reach their full potential and in the process of do so achieve my own. Read for 30 X X X Share a meal X X X Call a friend X X X X Play soccer Yes Blog Call mom Yes Church Mentor Yes Professor Plan grad celebration O find grad times O guest list O cap & gown O phone guest O mail invitations O phone guest O find restaurant 1 2 3 4

8. Jullien Gordon Daryn Dodson Sun 1-4pm Spring To help as many people as possible reach their full potential and in the process of do so achieve my own. Read for 30 X X X Share a meal X X X Call a friend X X X X Play soccer Yes Blog Call mom Yes Church Mentor Yes Professor Plan grad celebration O find grad times O guest list O cap & gown O phone guest O mail invitations O phone guest O find restaurant

9. CIRCLE OF PURPOSE Buy fresh fruits 2. Weekly Goals Call mom Be mentored Exercise 3 times Go to church Mentor Visit nature Read the newspaper Have fun Clean room

10. Jullien Gordon Daryn Dodson Sun 1-4pm Spring To help as many people as possible reach their full potential and in the process of do so achieve my own. Read for 30 X X X Share a meal X X X Call a friend X X X X Play soccer Yes Blog Call mom Yes Church Mentor Yes Professor Plan grad celebration O find grad times O guest list O cap & gown O phone guest O mail invitations O phone guest O find restaurant

11. CIRCLE OF PURPOSE Plan a trip 3. Quarterly Goals Write a book Organize graduation celebration Become vegetarian Lose 10 lbs Learn a language Finish my dissertation Find a job

12. Jullien Gordon Daryn Dodson Sun 1-4pm Spring To help as many people as possible reach their full potential and in the process of do so achieve my own. Read for 30 X X X Share a meal X X X Call a friend X X X X Play soccer Yes Blog Call mom Yes Church Mentor Yes Professor Plan grad celebration O find grad times O guest list O cap & gown O phone guest O mail invitations O phone guest O find restaurant