Develop Your Own Strategic Plan
If you would like to obtain extreme clarity about your vision in life - and turn your visions into reality - follow this stepwise process to help you define where you want to be, where you are now, and what you will put into action to achieve your dreams.
Introduction
A strategic plan is simply a systematic plan of action. Having a defined plan can help you move more directly towards attaining your vision and dreams.
To create a plan you first need to determine where you would like to be in the future. Before defining a plan of attack to achieve your vision and dreams in life, you need to identify where you are up to now. Having extreme clarity of vision for what you want to achieve is the single most motivating factor in obtaining the life or business you want!
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Develop your vision
Picturing your dreams in your minds eye is the first step to making them a reality. Your vision statement is a way of articulating your dreams and defining what you really want out of life.
If you have a partner or business partners you need to work out a joint vision. Documenting your joint vision is very important because writing your joint vision gives you the clarity to communicate it to others.
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Develop strong guiding principles/values
In addition to a clear idea of where they are heading, successful people and businesses also have a strong set of guidelines or principles which guide and direct them. We call these our 'guiding principles' or 'values'.
For example "treat others as you would want them to treat you".
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Clarifying your current situation (SWOT & Business Performance)
An important part of strategic planning is to understand the current performance of your business and what your strengths and weaknesses are. By knowing yourself and your business it is easier to determine what goals and actions need to be put into place to progress.
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Identify your focus areas
What are the main areas of your life that if you focused on would help you to achieve your vision?
Stop and think about what it takes to have a balanced and fulfilled life. What are your priorities? When you make a big decision what gets the "right of way"? Some of these areas may have been highlighted in your SWOT analysis.
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Goals and actions
Your vision helps you to determine and prioritise your strategic focus areas. Your goals and daily actions lead to achieving your vision and a successful life.
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Just Do It!
By now you will have completed your own "Planning Wheel". Congratulations!
The final step in achieving your vision is to Take Action and do what you have planned!
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