What specifically would I like to learn in my life?

How much money will I need? By when?

Who do I want to be around?

How would I like to be with the other people in my life?

Here again – keep your answers short.

Examples: How do you want to feel? Short phrases may be all that is necessary to capture the essence - creative, in-the-flow, non-stressed, adventurous.

Who do you want to be around? People who are intelligent, creative, positive, free-thinking, supportive, accepting, and/or energetic?

Strategies:

You want to identify top-level strategies that will make you successful in achieving your objectives over time. Ask yourself:

What strategies are appropriate and specific to who I am – my skills, desires, temperament, needs, values and how I work best?

How can I capitalize on the opportunities I see around me that I may not yet have taken advantage of?

How can I solve the key problems I see?

Take your objectives one by one (or simply pick one to focus on and begin there) and create strategies to achieve them. You may have strategies in several areas – financial, growth, partnerships, etc.

Action Plans

Your plans must derive from, and tie back to, your objectives and strategies.
State what actions you want to initiate and complete this year to implement your strategy(ies). Keeping a longer time frame in mind – rather than just planning for a day or week – will help insure that your Life Plan stays at the right level – not mired in day-to-day struggles.