1. Life-Span Plan By L. Durant-Adkins

2. Birth Infancy Schooling Childhood Young Adult Job College Mature Adult Career Entrepreneurship Community Service Parents Retire Travel Retirement Fund Death Elderly

3. Life-Span Goals Long-term goals that you want most to reach during your life. – Based on decisions you make Animation Factory, 2009

4. Examples of Life-Span Goals College degree Owning a business Raising a family Achieving financial security

5. Life-Span Plans Successful people create long-term plans – HOW are they going to achieve these plans?

6. Creating a Life Plan Using Tables in Word

7. Identify INTEREST PERSONALITY VALUES

8. Identifying Life Plan Decisions Training and education Possibility of owning and operating a business Marriage with or without children Home ownership Secure financially Active in community, church or non-profit organizations Retire and financially secure

9. Related Goals Long term Goals – Savings and investment = financial security – Home ownership = financial security – Running a business = financial security Short-term – Cars, furniture, sail boats, travel globally

10. Life-Span Plan Example TIMEEDUCATIONCAREERFAMILYFINANCIALCOMMUITYRETIREMENT Next 2 years Complete HS and apply for college Find PT jobHelp parents and siblings Save 10% of my earnings at the job Be active for community events Can action be required? 5 years from now 10 years from now 20 years from now 35 years from now 50 years from now

11. References Animation Factory. 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2009, from http://www.animationfactory.com/en/powerc lips.html?cid=EI. http://www.animationfactory.com/en/powerc lips.html?cid=EI