If You Fail to Plan, Then Plan to Fail

“There are DREAMERS and there are PLANNERS, the planners make their dreams come true.” 

-Edwin Louis Cole

Every February I gather my closest friends for a summer planning session. We get together for dinner, drinks, and come with our calendars in tow. I tell everyone before this dinner to have a list of trips, adventures, hikes, bike rides, kiddo events, as well as previous obligations with work and other personal events compiled. Then we hash out what we want our summer to look like.

I started this because I realized a few years back when I didn’t do this that by the time summer came around everyone was already too booked up and we couldn’t sync up for family camping trips and other adventures. My girlfriends poke a little fun at me but here’s the thing- I was able to do a lot of amazing things in 2022. Curious what I did? Check out my 2022 Review Video HERE.

But this wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for my planning session in February! You may be asking me why I’m telling you all of this since it’s not February yet. Well, NOW is the time for you to start compiling YOUR list. I personally love doing this now because summer and fall are winding down and it’s a great time for reflection. AND if you want to book 2023 camping spots a lot of them become available to reserve on January 1st, so you might need to plan even earlier. 

So grab that dream book I mentioned on our previous Elevate Livin’ Life newsletter and get ready to dream and write some more. 

• What do you wish you did this past summer?
  • What trips did you not take that you wanted too?
  • What trails did you not get a chance to explore?
  • What people did you miss out on bonding with?
• What do you want to do again next year?
  • Was there something you did that you absolutely loved and need to make it an annual thing?! 
• What do you want to NOT do?
  • In 2020 and 2021 we did some major house projects over the summer and I specifically requested that we take the summer of 2022 off so we could focus on FUN! It was amazing! And the house is still standing and is patiently awaiting for us to love on it some more another time. 🙂 
• What else do you want to accomplish next year?
  • From spiritual to nutrition, to all the different areas in life, what do you want to put on your 2023 to do list? Look at that list you compiled a few weeks ago of all your dreams- can any of them be accomplished in 2023? Why not take that Dream vacation?! Or start that new workout plan? OR perhaps it is the year to focus on improving your house? 

Lastly, it’s a great time of year to think about the gear that you’ll need to accomplish these goals because you can score some sweet deals on end of season sales, Black Friday and/or just adding them to your Christmas wishlist! 

Happy planning! And as always we’d love to hear what you have on your 2023 calendar as we’re always looking to be inspired with other people’s goals! Share with us today!