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Introduction
Welcome back to the weekly newsletter.
Another week, another maze of priorities. Big dreams often try to pull you, but the reality of the next email always feels louder. This week’s newsletter shows a calmer route. Instead of juggling every decade-sized dream at once, we’ll build a chain of goals so tidy that each year’s win sets up the next. Think of toppling dominoes: slow setup, one gentle push, then a satisfying run. Let’s dive in to design a ten-year line that almost knocks itself down.
Weekly highlight: Line up ten yearly “domino” goals to create long-term momentum.
Long-term plans often die because everything looks equally urgent. A wedding, a master’s degree, a house deposit - stacked side by side, they feel like a mountain. The Decade Dominoes method flips the layout from parallel to sequential. Instead of wrestling ten big stones, you place them in one deliberate row. Year One is light and doable; Year Two feeds on that momentum; Year Three cashes in on both. By Year Ten, the final tile falls almost by gravity.
The domino logic.
Momentum is physics for goals. Finishing a language course raises confidence and network reach - a perfect foundation for the overseas role you earmark for Year Two. That role doubles income, funding the property down payment you slot into Year Three. Property equity then becomes collateral for the start-up you schedule in Year Five. Each success shrinks the risk of the next. Also, the risk of failure decreases: if a tile refuses to drop, you reset a single piece, not the whole decade of goals.
Choosing the first tile.
The trick is weight and leverage. Tile One must be small enough to guarantee a win yet strong enough to tilt the next. You can start with a certification, a side income stream, or eliminating a draining debt. Most people sabotage themselves by picking Year One goals so big that they belong in Year Four. Keep ego out - pick the domino you can flick with today’s resources and a 12-month effort.
Spacing the row.
Not every tile needs twelve full months. Some years will feature mini-goals, for example, fitness plus networking. Yet they all still point toward the bigger knock. Sketch the decade on a single page: Year, domino, leverage it unlocks. If any step fails to power the next, reshuffle. You want a visible causal chain.
Buffers and bends
Life will kick a tile now and then. Births, recessions, illnesses will come. That’s why each year should end with an expansion slot. A quarter set aside for catch-up, not new ambition. Buffers allow you more time to turn derailments into pauses, not collapses. They also give space for surprise opportunities; sometimes a side contact accelerates Tile Four into Tile Two - great, reorder and keep pushing.
Compounding confidence
The best part isn’t the achievements but the identity shift. You spend a decade proving you can architect reality. After three straight wins, you build confidence. Friends ask why you’re suddenly “lucky.” It isn’t luck; it’s leverage disguised as patience. By Year Ten you’re fluent in a process that can be redeployed for any new horizon. Of course, nothing stops you from stacking up different areas over the years.
Application
- Draft a list of ten major outcomes you crave. Mix of career, health, finance, and relationships.
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Circle the one that costs the least money and time but feeds at least two others. That’s Domino 1.
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Write a one-line link from Domino 1 to Domino 2 (“Skill X doubles income for deposit Y”). Continue until all ten are connected.
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Block the final quarter of every year as buffer space. No new goals - only consolidation or catch-up.
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Place the one-page chain somewhere visible. Review regularly; shuffle tiles only if your leverage improves.
Summary
Big visions fail when we chase every piece at once. A Decade Domino plan lines them up so effort compounds. Pick a light first tile, confirm each goal tips the next, and guard yearly buffer space. Keep the chain visible, adjust with leverage, and let momentum handle half the work.
Till next time,
Maciej
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