Future Focus. plan to flourish

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1 Future Focus plan to flourish

2 Why & How I Developed Future Focus Seeking a tool to help my brother plan a fulfilling retirement Finding them useful to help me re-engage with the world after my own ill health Considering an app which would be reusable Trialing with a client to help her keep focused and structured, month by month

3 Future Focus - uses Seeking your touchstones Stepping back from work Need greater life blend or balance Reprioritising life and work Reducing work to part-time Big picture - long term Short term detailed Looking for pleasure, engagement and meaning outside work Developing a Bucket list

4 Future Focus - summary An easy to use, hands-on set of flash cards Remember what matters and trigger new possibilities Almost 150 options to select from Provides elements for planning long or short term Keep at big picture / concept level, or add fine detail Totally within the control of the user Re-usable over and over

5 Martin Seligman Positive Psychology Theories of happiness, well-being and flourishing: Positive emotion Engagement Relationships Meaning Achievement I added Earning Intersection between work and personal life Flourish Martin Seligman, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London, 2011 Authentic Happiness Martin Seligman, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London, 2002

6 Examples in each category Enjoyment (pleasure/positive emotion): - relax with facials, massage, other therapies - spend time following sport Engagement: - research or write my family tree - seek new things to learn Relationships: - connect with old friends or contacts - work as part of a team

7 Examples in each category Meaning: - act as a mentor - spend time alone, contemplating or meditating Achievement: - do work that keeps me challenged - enter competitions Earning: - explore ways that I can work remotely - buy or start up a new business

8 Brief User Guide Overview easy to use

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15 Now Its Your Turn Future Focus 3-5 Years What is important to you / what do you want to focus on over the next 3-5 years?

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24 Current Phase Template, Gain Big Picture Insights

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26 Future Focus 3 Months Which of these cards do you want / need to focus on over next 3 months? Remove any that are too long term Remove any that will happen totally automatically Reduce to a manageable number of cards (say 12-15) Do you wish to move any cards, change any of your groups and / or headers?

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30 Future Focus Planning You can print your photo and write more specific reminders on each card then scan. OR Take one card. Put it in the centre of a page and do a mind map of key goals and actions around it. OR Take your top 3-4 cards. What specific goals are they triggering? Capture on the Planner Template. My Planner Template

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35 Future Focus Next Month Pack up your cards, shuffle and re-use. Fill in what you know you want to or should focus on next month (find appropriate square - some fit in 2 or more squares just choose best one) My Focus Template Now flick through your set of cards and let them trigger other areas of focus for next month Add those new ones in to the grid. How does your balance look between all 6 squares?

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38 What uses can you envisage for your clients or for yourself?

39 Can be used by: Individuals Coaches Career specialists HR specialists Retirement planners Facilitators Health workers

40 Uses The aging workforce: Retirement planning meaningful life alongside less work Going part time The stressed workforce: Work-life blending and balance Re-prioritising Unwell, returning to the workforce, disengaged: Re-engage: pleasure? meaning? relationships? engagement? challenge? earning? Positive choices Everyone planning to flourish: Remind yourself what is important and trigger new possibilities Seek good balance or blend Couples look out 3-5 years individually, and then compare Focus on one area that is out of balance with the others eg. Pleasure? Meaning? Pick one card per day / week to focus on

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