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title: Turn Your Dreams into *Plans*
description: How do you create a workable plan for achieving your Moonshot?
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# [Turn Your Dreams into *Plans*](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/turn-your-dreams-into-plans)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/blog/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Mar 27, 2022

Moonshots are hard.

What looks like an overnight success from the outside… is often a 10-year journey of hard work on the inside.

As I’ve written, a Moonshot journey is littered with obstacles, hard decisions, and serial failures.

*But you already know that!* 

The question is: How do you create a workable plan for attacking such a big challenge?

That’s what today’s blog is all about: I want to share a “Moonshot Planner” that you can use to chart your journey in a manageable fashion—starting *today*.

In the process, I’ll share details on how I used this same Planner for one of my own Moonshots. 

***Let’s dive in!***

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## **YOUR FIVE-YEAR, FIVE-STEP MOONSHOT PLANNER**

For each of the 5 steps below, I’ll share with you the *exact* actions I took when pursuing my XPRIZE Moonshot.

I want to make this exercise as actionable as possible for you.

### **Step 1: Identify Your Moonshot and Target**

What exactly is your Moonshot? Once you’ve identified it, write a clear description of your **5-Year Target** for that Moonshot.

Now in detail, answer this question: What will you have accomplished 5 years from now towards that Moonshot goal?

You want to use specific numbers and dates: What will you accomplish by when?

This will make it clear to YOU and others whether you have achieved your goal.

**My Version of Step 1 for the Spaceflight XPRIZE**:

*I will raise a $10M prize purse. The purse will be offered to the first team to carry 3 people to 100 kilometers altitude in a privately financed rocket, and to do it again within 2 weeks, using the same vehicle. I will have at least 20 serious competitors in the competition.*

**Note**: I typically use a 5-year horizon because it is close enough, but not too close. If you prefer to do this exercise with a 10-year horizon, you’re welcome to do that.

### **Step 2: Specify Your Objective for Year 1**

What concrete, measurable targets do you need to hit by the end of your first year of work to give you confidence that your Moonshot is on track? 

Think: “If I achieve ‘X’ in one year’s time, I will have increased confidence that I could achieve my full Moonshot in 5 years.” 

**My Version of Step 2 for XPRIZE**: 

- *Incorporate a non-profit to run the competition*
- *Get the support of the top leaders in space (NASA, FAA, astronauts)*
- *Raise $500,000 in operating capital*

### **Step 3: Your 30-Day Plan**

What can you do in the next 30 days to test and “de-risk” both your 1-Year and 5-Year objectives?

Be as specific as possible! 

**My Version of Step 3 for XPRIZE**: 

- *Talk to 3 experts and get their insights*
- *Present the idea at a space conference and get feedback*

### **Step 4: How Achievable is Your Moonshot?**

What evidence can you provide to your team (and friends) to help them believe that your Moonshot is real and achievable?

Again, you want to be *very* specific. Give them reasons to believe. You can use first principles thinking or historical analogs to help.

**My Version of Step 4 for XPRIZE**: 

*There is a rich history of Aviation prizes that accomplished the equivalent. Research them and gather the comparative metrics.*

### **Step 5: What Can You Do *Right Now*?**

What is one action that you can take right now to make immediate progress?

This should be something you can do ***in the next hour***. 

**My Version of Step 5 for XPRIZE**: 

*Call my friends Gregg Maryniak and Byron Lichtenberg, share the idea with them and get their feedback.* 

So, that’s the framework for your Five-Year, Five-Step Moonshot Planner!

If you’re serious about engaging in a Moonshot, PLEASE take the time to complete these 5 steps.

AND take your first action *right now* to initiate this journey: send an email, a text or make a call with someone to discuss your idea. Set up a meeting or do some research! 

Does this framework help you clarify the next steps toward your Moonshot? What will you accomplish? Tweet at me [@peterdiamandis](https://twitter.com/PeterDiamandis).

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