What Does Plan Step Forward Offer?
Many people step out into the real world expecting a smooth road, only to find that the reality is a far cry from their expectations. At Plan Step Forward, we narrow this gap by covering the following categories:
Personal Growth and Confidence
While external influences, such as the state of the economy, play a role in how well you do in life, your internal beliefs and patterns do most of the heavy lifting. As such, people who believe in themselves and put in the work to actualize their dreams often achieve their goals, even when they may seem too ambitious to others. That's why we offer tools to help you in the following areas:
Adopting Positive Mindsets
People who achieve their goals are not only great at setting their goals, but they also believe they can achieve them and are willing to work through the challenges. Our resources cover how you can adopt such a mindset and nurture it so that you believe in yourself. Of course, the goals still have to be realistic, but it all starts with what you believe.
Managing Your Time
Managing your time: While we all have the same 24 hours in a day, some people spend most of their time doomscrolling or building castles in the air. We show you how you can get the most out of your day while leaving ample room for fun.
Developing Good Habits
Your success will be the outcome of your habits. And the best way to ensure that you are on that upward trajectory is to build a solid routine that helps you make progress each day.
Our resources also cover social skills because, at the end of the day, you must know how to live with and interact with other people. The better you are at communicating and resolving conflicts, the easier it is to network and discover opportunities for growth.
Life and Adulting Skills
When was the last time you took full responsibility for your life? Many young people become so accustomed to having other people pay the bills and set appointments that they have no idea how to take care of themselves. So, when the time comes to leave the nest, they feel exposed. But you can get ahead of these and other adulting crises by banking on our resources as follows:
How to Manage Your Money
People often make the mistake of waiting until they are raking in huge salaries to start thinking about budgeting and investing. But the truth is that how you manage $100 tells you a lot about how you would manage $100,000. Our resources help you learn how to set a budget, save money, make investments, handle credit, and more. Instead of working for money, we also show you how to make your money work for you.
How to Take Care of Your Health
When was the last time you ate a healthy meal? How about the last time you slept a solid 7 hours? In the quest for success, many people put their health on the back burner, thinking that their bodies can handle the everyday stressors for years without fail. But the truth is that the effects of poor self-care pile up and can be so devastating that they can cost you months or years of your life. We teach you how to take time for yourself and keep up with all your health needs, including your mental health, so that you can be successful in all regards.
How to Be Part of the Community
As an adult, you are part of a larger community, even if you may not always see it. Your actions and decisions have direct impacts on the people around you. These include the small things, such as giving back to the community, as well as the big things, such as standing up for the vulnerable in society. We explain why participating in the community is not just a good thing for you but for everyone else as well.
Also, as part of thriving in this digital age, we walk you through how to manage your digital blueprint, stay safe, and engage with others responsibly.
Future Planning Resources
Many people worry about their futures. But how many actually do something to have a say in how it turns out? We turn your worry into action using the following strategies:
Goal mapping techniques: Nothing sets you on a course of action like seeing your goals mapped out for you. It helps you remember why you started, where you are going, and what you must do to stay on track.
Vision boards and journaling: As part of cultivating a positive mindset, we teach you how to bring your dreams to life by writing about them. We also show you how to create vision boards – they do not need to be elaborate – they just need to be clear enough to portray the kind of life you envision for yourself.
Since we like to keep things fun, we also have monthly growth challenges, which you can engage in as you work towards visualizing and actualizing your goals.
Career and Business-Building Strategies
Many young people starting out in their careers or business face several challenges, including a lack of adequate advice on what they can do to set themselves apart from others in their fields. As such, we offer the following resources:
Connecting with Other Professionals
An easy way to know how to navigate the ups and downs of your future career or business is to talk to another person who has been down that path. And at Plan Step Forward, we connect you to mentors in different fields who can give you practical insights you can use to grow as an individual.
Entrepreneurship Guides
We know that some people are business-oriented and would love to set up their own businesses. And we provide numerous resources, like 10 practical tips, to help you understand how best you can start a business, even with limited capital and experience.
As a bonus, we highlight our successful case studies, both in business and career tracks.