Planning a Life Worth Living

Does every day lead you further towards a life you don’t want to lead?

Ever wonder why your goals aren’t taking you where you want to go? Or whether they’re even the right goals for you?

Drawing on business and project management techniques Alexandria Blaelock reveals how to put your life back into your life planning:

  • Prepare by working out your Vision, Mission and Values.
  • Decide your priorities.
  • Choose some meaningful goals.
  • Schedule time to “work” on them.
  • Track how you’re doing.

Don’t postpone your life, start living it!

Planning a Life Worth Living is Blaelock’s fifth book applying business techniques to personal concerns. Using these techniques, you’ll get to the end of the year satisfied you haven’t wasted it.

Available in:

  • Hardback (ISBN: 978-1-925749-64-9) MSRP US$19.99
  • Paperback (ISBN: 978-1-925749-65-6) MSRP US$9.99
  • eBook (ISBN: 978-1-925749-66-3) MSRP US$2.99

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Planning Hints and Tips

Life has a habit of getting away from you.You start out on January 1 with the best of intentions, but by the time December 31 comes around, nothing seems to have got done.

Having a written plan is a proven technique to get stuff done. It’s not always as much as you hope, but it’s always more than if you didn’t have a plan at all.

For my planning successes and failures…

See also Stress Free Dinner Parties

And Signature Wardrobe Planning

And Holistic Personal Finance

And Minimally Viable Housekeeping


How Alexandria Does It • Project Life Worth Living

I was the happy recipient of a kidney transplant on Melbourne Cup Day (1 November) 2011.

But coming up to my third transplantiversary (2014), I realised I’d let “real” life get in the way of all those wonderful things I said I’d do when the transplant came through. I suspected the precious gift of new life was wasted on me.

I am a philosopher of the Ancient Greek philosophical school of Stoicism. As such, I believe when we thoughtfully develop virtue (or excellence), we learn to control ourselves and our reactions.

We grow the kind of self-control and grit/strength/courage that brings happiness in the face of change and adversity. Or as the ancients called it, flourishing. Which in modern times is usually interpreted as a good life.

My “Life Worth Living” project is an attempt to answer the eternal philosophical question of what makes a good life. In particular a good life for me. It’s working out what my ideal universe looks like, and setting some goals to help get me closer.

2024
Planning Cycle
Q1 Plan (incl. Q4 2023 Review) • Q1 Review/Q2 Plan • Q2 Review/Q3 Plan • Q3 Review/Q4 Plan • Transplantiversary • End of Year •
Monthly Progress Reports
• January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December •
2023
Planning Cycle
2023 PlanQ1 ReviewQ2 PlanQ2 Review/Q3 PlanQ3 Review/Q4 PlanTransplantiversary2023 Review (incl. 2024 Plan)Q4 Review (incl, Q1 Plan)
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember & OctoberNovemberDecember
2022
Planning Cycle
Q1 PlanQ1 ReviewQ2 PlanQ2 ReviewQ3 PlanQ3 Review/Q4 PlanTransplantiversaryEnd of Year
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJuly/AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember •
2021
Planning Cycle
PlanQ1 ReviewQ2 ReviewQ3 ReviewTransplantiversaryQ4 ReviewEnd of Year
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril MayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember •
2020
Planning Cycle
PlanQ1 ReviewQ2 ReviewQ3 ReviewEnd of Year Review
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruary • MarchApril • May • June • July • August September – November • December •
2019
Planning Cycle
PlanMid-Year ReviewTransplantiversaryEnd of Year Review
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruary • MarchApril • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December •
2018
Planning Cycle
Vision, Mission & VirtuesPlanMid-Year ReviewTransplantiversaryEnd of Year Review
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruary • MarchApril • May • June July • August • September • October • November • December •
2017
Planning Cycle
PlanMid-year ReviewTransplantiversaryEnd of Year Review
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruary • MarchApril • May • June • July • August • September • October • November December •
2016
Planning Cycle
PlanMid-year ReviewTransplantiversaryEnd of Year Review
Monthly Progress Reports
JanuaryFebruary • MarchApril • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December

Books in Series

Stress Free Dinner Parties
Cooking for friends and family can be as terrifying as organising an international peace summit. Stress Free Dinner Parties offers a simple step-by-step plan for getting it all done. So you can relax and enjoy the party too.
Signature Wardrobe Planning
Buying clothes seems easy, but getting matching ones that fit you and your lifestyle is more difficult. Signature Wardrobe Planning shares a plan for buying the right clothes at the right price for the right life.
Holistic Personal Finance
Advice on managing wealth usually means sacrificing things that make life worth living. Holistic Personal Finance shows you how to manage your money according to the life you want.
Minimally Viable Housekeeping
When you’re busy, taking care of your home takes too much time and energy, leaving you tired and discontented. Minimally Viable Housekeeping translates business effectiveness and efficiency techniques for the home. Making more time for living.
Planning a Life Worth Living
Ever wonder why your goals aren’t taking you where you want to go? Or if they’re the right goals? Drawing on business and project management techniques Alexandria Blaelock reveals how to put your life back into your life planning.
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