When facilitating ‘personal strategy’ during ‘leadership development’ sessions or developing a ‘three year vision’ during a series of ‘networking tactics’ workshops, I like to set the scene by asking participants to imagine themselves three-years hence. Sometimes we prefer to take a one-year time frame. Life moves fast!
We start by considering ‘personal resources’. This helps to focus the participant’s thinking and ‘ground’ the development of their vision statement. Although I have provided similar articles in October 2011 and May 2012, I am sharing the updated questions I have developed for clients.
Please imagine what you’d like your life to look like in three years’ time and answer the questions below which relate to personal resources:
Resource questions for a three-year personal strategy template
Please reflect on the following questions:
Financial
What capital do you wish to have accumulated?
What are you earning?
What income are you generating on a regular basis?
How are you doing this?
How have you invested your money?
What capital do you wish to have accumulated?
What are you earning?
What income are you generating on a regular basis?
How are you doing this?
How have you invested your money?
Employment
Where are you working?
What are you doing?
What position do you hold?
What opportunities are there for future growth in this job – or elsewhere?
And how are you going to achieve this?
What secondary firm or business might you also be involved in?
Where are you working?
What are you doing?
What position do you hold?
What opportunities are there for future growth in this job – or elsewhere?
And how are you going to achieve this?
What secondary firm or business might you also be involved in?
People
Which people are significant in:
• your personal life?
• your business life?
• your community life?
Which people are significant in:
• your personal life?
• your business life?
• your community life?
Time
How are you allocating your time? This is a big question as it covers:
• your personal life?
• your business life?
• your community life?
What are you doing in your ‘spare’ time?
How are you allocating your time? This is a big question as it covers:
• your personal life?
• your business life?
• your community life?
What are you doing in your ‘spare’ time?
Energy
How are you building your personal energy?
How are you conserving it?
How are you spending it?
How are you building your personal energy?
How are you conserving it?
How are you spending it?
Technology
How ‘up to date’ are you?
How are you effectively incorporating the latest available technology where beneficial?
How ‘up to date’ are you?
How are you effectively incorporating the latest available technology where beneficial?
Knowledge, skills and qualifications
What new skills have you acquired in the last 3 years?
What new qualifications have you achieved?
What are you aiming for in the next period?
What new skills have you acquired in the last 3 years?
What new qualifications have you achieved?
What are you aiming for in the next period?
Transport
What means of transport do you have or use?
What vehicles do you own?
What means of transport do you have or use?
What vehicles do you own?
Brand
Your personal brand is a resource.
How have you built it?
How are you promoting it?
Your personal brand is a resource.
How have you built it?
How are you promoting it?
Coaching
Yes, coaching is a resource.
What have you done to make sure that you are exposed to the right coaching for you?
How are you benefitting?
What other forms of self-development might you be engaged in?
Yes, coaching is a resource.
What have you done to make sure that you are exposed to the right coaching for you?
How are you benefitting?
What other forms of self-development might you be engaged in?
Network
Your personal network is a powerful resource.
What are you doing to build and maintain relationships?
How are you improving your skills as a networker?
What are you doing to expand your network in a meaningful way?
Equipment and supplies
What equipment and supplies are relevant to your needs?
Your personal network is a powerful resource.
What are you doing to build and maintain relationships?
How are you improving your skills as a networker?
What are you doing to expand your network in a meaningful way?
Equipment and supplies
What equipment and supplies are relevant to your needs?
Community upliftment
What community upliftment programmes are you involved in?
What part does social responsibility play in your life?
What community upliftment programmes are you involved in?
What part does social responsibility play in your life?
Environmental awareness
How are you helping to protect the environment?
How are you helping to protect the environment?
Other
You are welcome to add your own questions here. Please also let me know if you think of other questions I should include. Thank you!
You are welcome to add your own questions here. Please also let me know if you think of other questions I should include. Thank you!
If you’d like to know more about our leadership development programmes, personal strategy, networking tactics, executive coaching or any of our other services, you are welcome to contact me - Phone: +27 33 3425432, Mobile: + 27 82 4993311, e-mail: brenda@146.66.90.172
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