Do You Have A Life Strategy?

[Guest guest]

Do you have a life strategy? It's not a plan, but more like a process - and it's a great question to answer as we bid good-bye to 2010 head into the New Year.

The process of adjusting to life and of getting what you most want is a continual one, even though your goals may change at any time. But if you understand the process, you'll also understand that developing a life strategy is a great idea.

Now, a life strategy is not a life plan. A plan tells you what route to take to accomplish a specific goal, and plans are valuable. But a life strategy offers a more flexible, large-scale umbrella under which your plans can take shape.

A strategy begins and ends with values - a prioritized listing of what is important to you. Things like self-discovery, personal and spiritual growth, mental and physical well being, meeting challenge and adversity in a calm and centered way, harmonious and loving relationships, etc.

Once you know what you value, you can set goals to help you bring about end-results that are aligned with your values. That's a strategy, and it's bigger than individual goals, but every bit as important.

Without an overall strategy, you may climb the ladder of success, but when you get to the top you may find that it's leaning against the wrong tree. You may find that the one with all the fruit is just out of reach, if you haven't developed a good strategy to get there. Make sense?

Lou Tice

The Pacific Institute

www.thepacificinstitute.com