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Step 3 – Generating options
You now have an area of your life in mind, and you know what your
ideal situation would be and what needs to happen to bridge the gap
between the ideal and your current situation.
In this step, you will come up with tons of actions you could take that
will help you move towards your ideal goal.
Please note: It is crucial to separate this step, Generating options,
from the next one - Goalsetting. Because even though they deal with
the exact same thing – the actions that will help you move from where
you are to where you want to be – they are fundamentally different.
This step is all about getting creative, broadening your thinking and
coming up with plans of action you might have never considered
before. The next (and last) step is all about focusing, narrowing down
your options, and setting clear deadlines for the actions you plan to
take soon.
And you cannot be both creative and focused at the same time, because
the two states of mind are directly contradictory. In fact, they are
caused by contradictory brain chemicals, so you physically cannot be
really focused and creative at the same time.
One of the biggest causes of overwhelm and getting stuck is when you
try to do both steps at the same time. And it’s also one of the reasons
why this method of personal development planning is so damn effective
for helping you get unstuck and starting to move towards the life you
want!
3.1 It’s brainstorming time!
It’s time to pick up your pen again.
Now, you can do this part in two ways (or any other way, really, if it
works for you):
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make a long list of actions you could take

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