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Orient:

Plan

Your Way-Forward Strategy

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Answers: How am I going to get there?

This is about knowing what to do next and having a clear path forward—with small and simple next steps clearly defined to reduce resistance and maintain forward momentum.

Lesson 1

Plans vs Life

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Understand that sometimes I must let go of my plans to adapt to the unexpected.

Determine which type of planner best describes me.

Create a plan that is actionable, challenging, and adaptable.

Plan the next steps that will lead me forward toward my objective/goal.

Sabrina’s Plan Story

Planning is important to help us achieve our goals and move forward through life. But life often throws unexpected challenges our way. Plans should be adaptable to these possible setbacks.

Planning the Way Forward

Plan is a way forward strategy. We don’t have to see the whole path to move forward, we just have to see enough to help us take those first few steps.

Plans and Courage

Our plans can be thrown off course by any number of things, including our emotions. But aligning our plans with our identity and objectives will help us move forward despite unpredictable disruptions.

Lesson 2

Overview

Plan in the Orient Pillar

Plan is just one of 16 Elements. It is our way-forward strategy as we move through life towards our Journey to Purpose.

Lesson 3

Letting Go of the Plan

The Right Choice

The world is full of distractions, all of which are competing for our time and attention. Planning can help us be intentional about which distractions we allow into our lives and how we spend our time.

The Right Stuff

When planning, we should invest the time and energy to ensure our plans are as likely to succeed as possible. But we also must be willing to change them when the unexpected inevitably occurs.

Lesson 4

Planning Best Practices

The Four Planner Types

There are typically four different planner types of people: the stick to the plan person, the firefighter, the workaholic, and the chooser. Consider which type of planner best describes you.

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Which Type of Planner are You?

Think about what is typical for you as you consider the planner types in the activity below.

Activity: Which Type of Planner are You?

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Which planner type is most like you? Which is least? Sort the options below.

Which planner type is most like you?

Sort in order of most like you at the top to least like you at the bottom.

The Workaholic sees connections between planned activity and the unexpected but is both
“work obsessed” and “choice averse.” They don’t appreciate having to let go of one option
in order to choose another, so they simply do it all.
The “Stick to the Plan Person” knows the unexpected is out there but it “plan obsessed”—
they won’t budge from what they’ve outlined.
The Firefighter is “unexpected obsessed.” They relish the urgency of a fire alarm
and get a rush from swooping in and saving the day. Firefighters may put out a lot of fires
but rarely get planned work done, so they become known for missing deadlines, breaking promises,
and failing to deliver.
Choosers have plans, but they also anticipate that the unexpected will happen.
They are comfortable staying on plan in the face of the unexpected or adjusting in the moment as needed.
They are considerate of others but are also considerate of themselves.

Reflect. Any takeaways?

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Three Planning Best Practices

There are several things to keep in mind as we start building our plan. Plans should be actionable, challenging, and adaptable.

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Plan Builder Part One

As you think about your current objectives, answer the questions in the activity below.

Activity: Plan Builder Part One

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Plan Builder Part Two

As you think about your current objectives, answer the questions in the activity below.

Activity: Plan Builder Part Two

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Plan the next steps you can take in your objective using the questions below.

What is the objective I am moving toward?

In what ways will I be challenged and what does courage look like as a result?

How can I shape the environment to help me? (What do I need to remove, what can I add, what tools are available to help me?)

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Lesson 5

Conclusion

Love the Journey

Plan builds on the elements of Perspective, Identity, and Objective. Planning enables us to love the journey, not just the destination.

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Author, Founder, CEO Life Engineering

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