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I Turned My Dreams Into Detailed Action Plans: Here’s How

The Art of Setting Big Goals

Jack Ross
6 min readMar 8, 2022

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A guide for turning dreams into action plans

Setting big goals can often feel like a shot in the dark. When thinking about your future, it can quickly feel like your dreams don’t translate into goals with a clear path towards actually achieving them.

How do you turn a dream into a detailed action plan?

The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.” — Benjamin E. Mays

These are the formulas that I use to turn my wildest dreams into action plans with detailed steps.

The Dream-To-Reality Roadmap

There are 3 phases of a long-term goal:

Dream → Goal → Action Plan

A Brief Reminder To Be Unrealistic

When setting truly large goals, for the love of god… aim high.

You will not amount to more than what to set out to become. So for the sake of your future self, be honest and…

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Jack Ross
Jack Ross

Written by Jack Ross

Data Engineer • YouTuber • Digital Nomad. Leveraging the internet to create a life with more freedom. 💻✍️🎥 Subscribe: www.TheJailbreak.io

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