Dream It – Plan It – Live It

The SAFE Steps has an overriding philosophy for a lot of things we do, and that is we always “begin with the end in mind.” We think that it just makes sense to know where you are going before you start the journey. And that is at the heart of our tagline Dream It – Plan It – Live It.

It is our belief/promise that every student can dream or imagine their ideal life, assemble a plan to achieve it, and then work their plan in order to actually live that life. It takes the right tools, the right process, and the right coaching but it is doable and we’ve seen it happen countless times!

The first step in this journey is a thorough self-assessment. The more you know about yourself the easier it is to figure out the ideal life that you want to live. It’s crucial to know what you’re interested in, what lights you up, what peaks your interest, and of course, what has little or no meaning to you.

Next up is a deep dive into your personality – what kind of person are you? Are you an extrovert or an introvert, are you a people person, do you like crowds or being more by yourself, do you like the great outdoors or does being indoors make you more comfortable?

This automatically leads to potential work interests – fields or careers that make sense based on your personality. You’ll figure out whether you want to work with a team or go it alone, work inside or outside, work in an office environment, pursue a more creative endeavor, work with numbers or words, etc.

Part of the self-assessment step is to figure out what kind of lifestyle you’d like to have – this will help you know how much money it might take to fulfill that lifestyle which could help shape your career choice.

Now that you know yourself better, have some career choices made, and decided on your desired lifestyle, in other words where you want to get to, it’s time to start planning how to get there. Make no mistake, there will be changes, zigs & zags, detours, and course corrections along the way, but hey, you’re on your way!

Here’s your chance to be creative – one of the elements of your plan will be the education required to obtain your career choice. It might be a high school diploma, technical school, military service, college degree, secondary degree, mentorship, etc. The costs associated with getting that education will also need to fit into your plan. Do you want to take a gap year, if so, where would that happen? Speaking of where, during the education phase of your plan, where do you want that to happen – at home or somewhere else in the world? All fun things to consider as long as you look on this as a way to design the life of your dreams – the beginning of your adventure!

Another element of your plan is what people do you need to surround yourself with to get the support that you’ll need to make this a reality. Family, friends, mentors, and a strong network of like-minded people can help make your plan a success.

OK, now it’s time to pull the trigger and start working your plan. As mentioned above, there will changes, stops & starts, and detours along the way but it’s all part of the process of creating your ideal life! The great news is that there is no final destination – the journey, with all of its twists and turns is actually living your Dream! Enjoy the ride!

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