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Book SynopsisPlan for success No one would embark on a business venture without a thorough and coherent plan. So why are so many of us happy to stagger through life with no real plan just going with the flow, seeing what happens? It s time we gave our lives the same importance we give to our business exploits.
Trade ReviewWhether looking at how toapproach developing new competencies, what factors differentiate you from those around you or how to realise your true brand value, there is plenty to be gleaned from the pages of this guide. (Elite Business, August 2013)
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables in The Personal Business Plan vi
Introduction: What Can I Use The Personal Business Plan For? vii
What Was Your Question? xi
How Is This Book Structured? xiii
What Do You Do? xix
1 What is My Situation? 1
What Baggage from the Past Must I Let Go Of? 7
What is Meaningful to Me Right Now? 8
How Can I Move Forward? 10
2 How Can I Thrive? 13
What Do I Like Doing? 21
What Don’t I Like Doing? 23
How Can I Learn to Trust My Intuition? 25
3 When Do I Perform at My Best? 29
What Does Success Look Like to Me? 34
What is My Deep Down Motivation? 38
What is My Worst-Case Scenario? 41
4 What Energizes Me? 45
What are My Strengths? 48
What are My Weaknesses? 57
What is My Passion? 61
5 Where am I on My Personal Journey? 67
Where am I in My Life? 68
What are My Personal Priorities? 74
What is My Potential for Personal Growth? 74
6 How Do I Become Happy? 79
What is My Challenge? 87
Why Must I Do Something Now? 91
How Can I Obtain 20/20 Vision? 96
7 How Do I Reinvent Myself? 101
What am I Willing to Sacrifice? 107
Who Can I Turn to for Help? 109
What is My Life Ambition? 111
8 How Do I Differentiate Myself from Others? 125
What am I Better at than Anybody Else? 129
What Else Differentiates Me from the Rest? 133
How Good Do I Want to Be? 135
9 What is My Personal Business Plan? 141
How Can I Reinvent Myself in Order to Remain Relevant? 143
What is My BATNA? 146
Am I Happy Now? 148
10 What Have I Learned? 153
What is My Time Horizon? 156
How Far Can I Go? 157
What Would I Attempt to Do if I Knew I Could Not Fail? 158
Epilogue: What Now? 165
Your Personal Business Plan Toolkit 171
Notes 189
Top 10 Recommended Reading 197
Bibliography 199
About the Author 205
Index 207
