How To Use A 3-Tiered “Action Plan” To Have A Consistently Better Life




These are the words that I try and live my life enacting on a regular basis. It doesn’t always go off without a hitch, but having them as a touchstone helps me spend as much time as possible as a joyful, fulfilled person doing what I’m called to do in this life.We get caught in a rut of dwelling on our problems, living an unexamined life, or simply not knowing what to do next because we don’t have the necessary perspective to do what we need to do.I first came across “action plans” in a sophomore-year Honors research seminar where my professor shared the action plans that she uses with students who have asthma. These action plans are given to students with the intent of lowering levels of hospitalization and improving the quality of life for children with these conditions. I quickly realized how helpful this own template could be in my own life. The key? Making a plan ahead of time. Specifically, making a plan for different indicators of status someone might experience.For these anxiety action plans, Green means things are good, yellow means there are some indicators of problems or lessened air quality, and red is synonymous with hospitalization or severe breathing difficulty.The beauty behind this tool is it can be applied to anything — whether it be…