Designing Your Life: Odyssey Plans

About this template
What if your future had more possibilities than you ever imagined? Most people make big life and career decisions based on what's expected or familiar—but this template invites you to break that pattern.
Inspired by the Odyssey Plans exercise from Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, this tool guides you to map out three distinct 5-year life paths. It's a playful yet powerful way to explore different futures—helping you gain clarity, reduce decision anxiety, and spark new ideas.
Why prototype your future?
Break free from one-path thinking
– Life isn’t linear, and there’s no single “right” choice.Feel more confident in your decisions
– When you’ve explored alternatives, no single decision feels all-or-nothing.Explore without pressure
– Try out possibilities in your imagination before committing in real life.Discover alignment
– Some paths might surprise you with how well they fit your values and interests.
What the template includes:
✔ Three structured Odyssey Plan pages (Current Path, Alternative Path, Wild Card)
✔ Space to describe a 5-year plan for each life prototype
✔ A personal dashboard to rate each plan (Resources, Confidence, Likability, Coherence)
✔ Simple steps to help you uncover insights and explore playfully
✔ Visual and intuitive layout—perfect for introspection and planning
✔ Ideal for career pivots, life transitions, or self-discovery at any stage
Whether you're reevaluating your next move or just curious about your possibilities, this template gives you a structured yet creative way to prototype your future—with purpose and imagination.
Credit: This template is inspired by the Odyssey Planning tool from Designing Your Life. Learn more at designingyour.life