People tend to live life as a chain of reactions to problems as they manifest. Not surprisingly, this exhausting game of whack-a-mole seems to never reach the point where a person feels like they are winning; resources usually give out before the problems stop, and one continues falling further and further behind.
It is possible to get out ahead of the problems. The life plan framework gives you a way to more efficiently handle the most urgent present problems, providing extra space and a mechanism for identifying and solving future problems—most of the time, before they even occur.
While the typical way of living life compounds stress as delay and poor decisions pile upon one another, your life plan creates and sustains a feedback loop that feeds you peace and contentment about your life. Proactivity yields cascading and compounding positive consequences, including more resources, greater peace, less stress, and greater confidence.