According to the Theory of Planned Behaviour, there’s a correlation between our intention to perform a behaviour and what we actually do. (Nola Passmore)
If I plan something and put it in my diary, I will actually do my best to do it. One of the lessons I’ve learnt in trying to live a 365adventure life, is that adventure can be planned as well as spontaneous. At this time of the year when we perhaps set goals or make resolutions for the New Year, it’s easy to just trot out the same old stuff only to get to the end of the year and find we haven’t achieved as much as we thought we would.
That’s why planning is so crucial.
Making appointments for adventure is important. Planned behaviour means that dreams and hopes becomes actions. Just dreaming something doesn’t cut it.
So, one of my intentions for the year is to see friends more often. As I write this, I’m about to get in the car and drive an hour south to meet a friend I’ve known since I was eleven for breakfast by the coast. We only see each other a couple of times a year, so I put this in my diary and made sure it will happen.
Later today I have another item in my diary—a visit to a friend from interstate who has just had a new baby. Another appointment in the plan for #inspire2015 to catch up with friends more often.
So, it’s January 4th today and already I’ve not only set my intentions, but I’ve set sail on achieving the goal of an adventure-filled year.
‘Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.’ Doug Firebaugh
When people ask me how do I get to live such an exciting life, or how do I achieve so much, I can say it’s by planning and making appointments that I make things happen. In the process serendipitous things happen and spontaneity reigns because I’m out there doing something.
Anyway, bye for now. I’m jumping into Johnny Rocket and taking off to the coast for breakfast!
That is great advice.. I will need to plan to use it by putting it in my diary.. but firstbi need a plan to get a diary lol… seriously though.. great blog
Thanks for the shout out Elaine. I love that quote from Julia Cameron. I’ve just started reading her book “The Artist’s Way” and have already found so much to apply. Will have to organise an artist date for this week! It’s easy to think that spending time to nurture our creativity or catching up with someone for a coffee is not as important as work or other things that we have to do, but it’s so important to schedule those times. I’ve made a couple of those dates for this week already. Have fun visiting your friends. Looking forward to hearing more about your adventurous life 🙂