Breaking Life Into Five Year Chunks.

I am on my fourth, five year lifecycle chunk. What is a lifecycle chunk? It is when you ask yourself — “What do I want to accomplish in the next five years? You put together an idea on what you want to accomplish — maybe it is a goal or a theme, whatever works best for you, but either way, it is a course that you chart out that is built with flexibility and expectation.

Let’s talk about why plans are important. Here is my story.

When I was 20, I decided I wanted to commit myself to a city I love (Buffalo!) and help reduce climate change by…