Part Three of your Holistic Goal: The Future Resource Base:

 

“If we are to have the Quality of Life we desire, produced by the Forms of Production we identified, what must the resources we depend upon be like far into the future?”

 

The final step is to describe the Future Resource Base needed to sustain your desired Quality of Life.  Ask yourself “what do I need to sustain these forms of production, and thus my QOL over time?  Look at who and what currently supports you now.  Make sure to include these things in your assessment, as they will have to be in the future.  Make sure you include the following three components of the Future Resource Base:

1.    Yourself – what must you be like in the future?  Describe yourself as you hope others might describe you.

2.    The landscape – what must the land be like in the future to support the quality of life you desire?  Describe the physical landscape that you hope to live nearby.  Describe the natural resources either immediately under your management in your region.

3.    Your community – what must your community be like in the future to support the quality of life you desire?  Describe the attributes of the community you hope to live in.  Consider things like common values, civic activities, health services, schooling, recreation and other community resources. 

 

When you complete this section, you have a temporary holisticgoal.  You may want to change some statements as you begin using the holisticgoal to test decisions.  But for now, be sure to celebrate! 

 

When you are ready, you may begin testing.

 

You may return to any of the following sections:

     Part Two – Forms of Production

     Part One – Quality of Life

     Guidelines

     Introductions

     Holisticgoal Mainpage

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