Strategize Your Life applies strategic thinking principles used in corporate boardrooms to personal life.
The seven-step program helps individuals develop a life strategy on a single page.
Concepts
Life strategy: An integrated set of choices that positions a person to live a great life.
PERMA-V model: Positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement, and vitality.
Content
Rainer Strack, a former Boston Consulting Group member, applies corporate strategy principles to personal life.
The seven-step program mirrors corporate strategy projects, focusing on defining success, purpose, vision, assessing life portfolio, learning from benchmarks, making portfolio choices, and ensuring sustained change.
The PERMA-V model from positive psychology helps individuals assess their life satisfaction and well-being.
Strategic life units and areas are identified to help individuals invest time, money, and energy effectively.
The strategic life portfolio matrix helps individuals visualize their time allocation, importance, and satisfaction levels in different life areas.
Adjusting time allocation, importance, and satisfaction levels can lead to a more balanced and fulfilling life portfolio.
Insights
Strategic life planning can help individuals align their choices with their vision and purpose, leading to a more fulfilling life.
Balancing time spent on different life areas and prioritizing important but unsatisfactory aspects can lead to personal growth and happiness.
Preparation and opportunity intersect in creating a successful life strategy, emphasizing the importance of being proactive and open to opportunities.
Key Points
Strategize Your Life applies corporate strategy principles to personal life.
The seven-step program helps individuals develop a life strategy focused on living a great life.
The PERMA-V model and strategic life units aid in assessing and balancing different aspects of life.
Adjusting time allocation and satisfaction levels can lead to a more fulfilling life portfolio.
Conclusion
Developing a life strategy based on strategic thinking principles can help individuals live a more purposeful and fulfilling life.
Further Reading
Books: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Websites: PositivePsychology.com, MindTools.com
Videos: TED Talks on happiness and personal development