Do you have a plan?

I ran into one of my friends the other day. He used to live near us, and then his family moved, so I hadn't talked to him for a while. We talked about envisioning what is going to happen to us in the future. Now, that is a delicate idea; yes it's good to know where you want your life to go from this point, but you don't want to be so caught up in it that you can't live in the moment and see where you are now.
What do you want to happen in your future? You may think this question is only for kids, who are in high school, or in college, but really this question applies to anyone, and everyone who wants to think about it. You can have a steady job, and be 40 years old, but you still need to think about how what you are doing at this point in your life is affecting what your life will look like in five to 10 years. That might be your relationships. (this might be geared more towards high school, but it can apply anywhere needed) If you are messing around, and not being faithful to one person, that might mess with you when you get older, it might keep you in regret. I really don't know much, but I do know that it will affect you in the future. Another thing might be chewing, or smoking. Almost everyone knows that these actions cause pain and suffering later in life, but some people still chose to do it. Now, I'm not here to tell you that all of these things are wrong because as far as I know, you guys aren't asking my opinion about smoking, chewing, cheating, so on. All I'm saying is that your actions have consequences, and it's easier to see how your actions are going to affect you when you have a plan for the rest of your life.

My plan is to continue to motivate and inspire everyone, even as I'm old. I want people to look at my picture after I'm dead, and say "because of her, I am the way I am today" or something to that effect. If that is my goal, I can't just throw my life away, and not care about much. I have to stay focused, in school, in relationships, and in sports. I encourage you to do the same.
First, you need to find what you want to do in your life, then you need to find how you're are going to pursue that. What will you have to push yourself to do to be able to reach your goal? Finally, you need to not give up. If you set a goal of what you want your life to look like, you need to keep that. Maybe it's that you want to loose weight. You're not going to be able to loose and weight if you give up halfway through your workout. If you choose to skip one day or take it easy, you are going to mentally think that it is ok to skip something every now and then, once you get away with it once, you'll do it more and more. So DON'T STOP EVEN ONCE!!