personal strategic planning

Personal Strategic Planning

“Be very careful, then how you live – not as unwise but as wise. Making the

most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not foolish, but understand what the

Lord’s will is.”

-Ephesians 5:15-17

The Seasons of Life

SPRING TIME

The season of preparation

Youth has a tendency to focus solely on the here and now

It is a time of innocence –Deut 1:39

Life revolves around impulses and desiresYouth can be a time to demonstrate faithfulness - I Timothy 4:12

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Summer Time

The Season of Production

It is a time of strength – Ecclesiastes 9:10

  1. Use your ability to profit - Proverbs 10:4-5                        2.  The excellent wife - Proverbs 31:15-18                        3.  There is satisfaction in accomplishment - Ecclesiastes 5:12

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Autumn Time

It is a time for passing on what you have learned - Hebrews 5:12-14 In other words…WE NEED YOU

The Season of Provision

Strength fades but it is replaced with skill and wisdom - Proverbs 20:29                   - In many ways maturity is the most fruitful period of our life.

It is a time to mature in what we know - Colossians 1:9-12

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Winter Time The Season of Preservation

The difficult time in a race is not at the beginning when you are full of energy, but the final few laps when you energy is failing.

It must not be a time of complacency but diligence because there are things to accomplish and there is not much time left.

Hebrews 6:10-12

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The Seasons of Life

Five Types of People

1. Those with no vision. You will live out your life in boredom, frustration and regrets. One day, you will look back and wonder about the what-if's of your life.

How to Develop Vision by Tim Goad

2. Those with little/low vision. You are afraid to step out of your comfort zone in faith and believe God for a great dream. You want to play everything safe. But without faith, it is impossible to please God.

Five Types of People

How to Develop Vision by Tim Goad

3. Those with wrong vision. Make sure you know where you are heading. Make sure that you don't climb up the ladder of life, only to realize at the end of your life that your ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. Don't pledge first class allegiance to second class causes.

Five Types of People

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4. Those with vague vision. You want to do something great with your life but you don't know what you really want.

Five Types of People

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5. Those with God's vision. Paul had a heavenly vision from God and he was absolutely obedient to fulfill it. When you are living out God's vision, you will experience the most exciting and meaningful life possible!

Five Types of People

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HOW TO DEVELOP

A VISION ?

8 Steps to Developing VisionBy Tim Goad

1. Know God’s heart.

For the Lord gives wisdom and from his

mouth come knowledge and understanding

-Proverbs 2:6

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2. Get educated.

“A wise man’s heart guides his mouth

and his lips promote instruction.”

-Proverbs 16:23

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3. Get a mentor.

“I’ll be there for you along the way.”

3 ways mentors can help:

1. To help me with my passion.

2. To help me with my pain.

3. To help me with my priorities.

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4. Prepare to succeed.

“For raging war you need guidance

and for victory many advisers.”

Proverbs 24:6

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4. Prepare to succeed.

“For raging war you need guidance

and for victory many advisers.”

Proverbs 24:6

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5. Chart your action steps.

“It is a trap for a man to dedicate something

rashly and only to consider his vows.”

Proverbs 20:25

Question to ask

What will it cost me ?

Is it really worth it ?

Can I make a difference ?

Is this the best use of my time and energy ?

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6. Plan Setback.

“A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge but the simple keep going and

suffer for it.”

Proverbs 22:3

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7. Be courageous.

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do,

And your plans will succeed.”

Proverbs 16:3

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7. Be courageous.

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do,

And your plans will succeed.”

Proverbs 16:3

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8. After you’ve done your assignment

Just do it!

One person with God is a majority.

You don’t make a vision,

The vision makes you.

CLARITY“If you don’t know where you are going any

road will get you there.”

“If you don’t have clear specific goal you will work for the people who do.”

The worst thing in the world is to do very efficiently what need

not be done at all.-Ben Trigo

COMPETENCEJohn 15:4-5

“Remain in me and I will remain you.

No branch can bear fruit by itself.”

“What a difference it makes to realize

that to be connected to God means

His power is our power.”

NATION-BUILDING AT LEAP 2008 by Dr. Annabella Manalang

Personal Excellence1.Seek healing from your dysfunctional past

2.Be untrapped from your vows and “angst” about life

3. The world does not revolve around you! But you were specially made for God

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Personal Excellence

4. Do personal strategic planning.

5. Know your calling, Let the Lord build your house. (Psalm 127:1)

“Mastery of anything takes 10,000 hours.”

Malcolm Gladwell

1 hour per day – you need 27 years, 4 months and 25 days

2 hours per day – you need 13 years, 8 months and 15 days

3 hours per day – you need 9 years, 1 month, 18 days and 1 hour

4 hours per day – you need 6 years, 10 months and 10 days

5 hours per day– you need 5 years, 5 months, and 25 days

6 hours per day – you need 4 years, 6 months, 26 days and 4 hours

7 hours per day – you need 3 years, 11 months, 3 days, 4 hours

8 hours per day – you need 3 years, 5 months, 5 days

9 hours per day – you need 3 years, 16 days and 1 hour

10 hours per day – you need 2 years and 9 months

11 hours per day – you need 2 years and 5 months

12 hours per day – you need 2 years, 3 months, 13 days and 4 hours

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Personal Excellence

6. Choose your spouse well,

• one who fears & loves God and is pure of heart

• 90% of your joys and sorrows depend on your choosing a spouse

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INTRAPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS BUILDING

1.Accept yourself and celebrate your strengths 2.Develop love leadership

3.Involve people in your work and mentor when you can

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INTRAPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP SKILLS BUILDING

4.Invest and install loyal friends who will be your

support and accountability system in life

5.Build the people around you, develop close and nurturing

environment in your family,lineage & community

Make no little plans. 

They have no magic to stir men's blood and

probably will not themselves be realized.

Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.

– Daniel Burnham

"The greatest miracle that God can do today is to take an unholy man out of an unholy world and make him holy, then put him back into that unholy world and keep him holy in it."

- Leonard Ravenhill

“Now unto Him 

that is able to do exceeding

abundantly 

above all that we ask or think,

according to the power that

works in us

-Ephesians 3:20