NCURARegionV:2017

PersonalStrategicPlanningTonyaPinkerton,Ph.D.,C.R.A.

TexasTechUniversity

WritingPersonalStatements

• Whywegetoutofbedeachmorning

VisionStatement

• Whatwedooncewe’reoutofbed

MissionStatement

• Howwebehaveaswegoaboutourlives

ValuesStatement

DevelopingStrategies&Goals

Howwewillaccomplishourvision,missiontakingintoaccountour

valuesandstandards.

Strategy/Priority• Goal• Goal

Strategy/Priority• Goal• Goal

MajorFocus Progressin

meetingpersonalpriorities

Goals

Specific Measureable Aligned Realistic Timely

PersonalStrategicPlan

LIFE

FRIENDSFAMILY

FINANCIAL

COMMUNITY

HEALTH

PRIORITIES

ØWhatareyoulongingformostinlife?ØWhenyou’reattheendoflife,whatdoyouwanttohaveaccomplished?

Ø Ifyouknewyouhadoneyearlefttolive,wouldtherebeanythingyou’dwanttofixorcleanup?

ØWhatareyoureadytoletgoof– habits,attitudes,obligations,beliefs,outdatedgoals,etc.– thatisnotserviceyou?

ØWhatdoyouwanttoexploremoredeeply?

Let’sPlan…

ØWhatwouldmakelifefeelridiculouslyfun?ØWhatfeelsreallynourishinginyourlife?ØOfallthethingsyou’vedoneoraccomplishedinyourlife,whathasgivenyouthedeepestsenseoffulfillment?Whenhaveyoubeenmostproudofyourself?

ØWheredoyoufindyourselfnotbeingfully“present”inyourlife,ornotparticipatingfully?

Let’sPlan…

Honesty KindnessIntegrity PurposeBeauty CourageLove AmbitionExpression IndividualityCommunity ServiceEnjoyment FlexibilityWisdom OpennessHumility SimplicityEquality Vision

CompassionTrustworthinessRighteousnessAchievementLightnessLearningDisciplinePersistenceDevotionOptimism

CoreValuesandGifts

Chooseafewvaluesfromthepreviouslistthatresonatewithyouandfollownaturallyfromyouranswersinyourplan.

Thinkaboutthedifferentareasofyourlifethatweidentifiedearlier.

Lookingthroughyouranswers,whatareyourtalentsandgifts?Areyougoodathelpingothersfeelheard?Doyouhaveanabilitytocreateart?

Everyonehasgifts– donotbemodesthere.

Thingstothinkabout:

Mypurposeis________________________________.

Alwaysaskyourself:àIsthisAlignedwithmycorevalues?OR,ifIweretoapproachthiswhileembodyingmycorevalues,howwouldIact?

àDoesthisallowmetosharemygifts?OR,ifIhonoredandutilizedmygiftstomyfullestpotential,howwouldIact?

àGivenmylifepurposeof…isthis“onpurpose”forme?OR,ifIwereactinginaccordancewithmylifepurposeof…howwouldIact?

Purpose

Thinkofyourselfin3,5,or10years:

vWhat’snewinyourlivelihood,career,andinfluence?vHowhaveyourrelationshipsandfamilydeveloped?vDoyouhaveaconnectiontoyourcommunity?vWhatdoesyourphysicalwellnesslooklike?vDoyouparticipateincreation,explorationandplay?vHowhaveyourpsychologicalandspiritualhealthimproved?

Takingitfurther…

*Ithelpstoworkbackwards– aspresented.

• Mystrategiesandgoals(WhatwillIfocusoninthecomingyear?):

• Myvaluesstatement(HowwillIbehaveasIgoaboutmylife?):

• Mymissionstatement(WhatdoIdoonceIgetoutofbed?):

• Myvisionstatement(WhydoIgetoutofbedeachmorning?):

Tieitback.