
Advanced Life Planning
More advanced tools for Life Planning can help you build some instinctive, unconsciously abilities
Once you have the core elements in place (see Starter in Life Planning), there are some more advanced life planning tools and techniques that can be used:-
- Build a Strategy – a high level plan on how you plan to achieve the Vision of the future you have set out.
- Do a SWOT Analysis – a self assessment tool to help you identify key abilities about yourself.
- Do a PESTLE Analysis – assessment of the world around you
- Consider the Stakeholders, the Who – consider the people around you that are impacted by the goals you have.
- Consider the key Life Events – plan for the expected; those events which we’re quite sure will happen to us. First job, marriage, buying a home, having kids, retirement, etc.
- Write a Journal – writing about your thoughts.
- Start a Bucket List – a list of the thing you really want to do in life. Travel, experiences, etc
- Create some Habits – not just in your head, but actually written down.
- Start a Vision Board – aka, an Image Board. A visual reminder of your Vision and Goals.
The advanced life planning tools add another layer to your thinking as you plan your goals, and as you do the actions.
As a reminder, the reason behind these tools is to help you design the life that you want. Yours to own and yours to live. Not anyone else’s
The Advanced pathway covers more techniques to build on following on from the Starter path.



Your Vision of the future you needs a Strategy, a high level plan on how you aim to achieve the Vision A Strategy statement will help initiate a general plan and direction, help clarify what goals are needed and approximately in what sequence.
2. Do a SWOT Analysis for self assessment









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and
3. Do a PESTLE Analysis









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and
4. Consider the Stakeholders, the people around you









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and
5. Consider your Life Events









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and



The Benefits of Journaling
Journaling is the act of writing about what we’re thinking – the good, the bad and the mundane Just the process of writing alone is a good thing, by converting complex thoughts into language and expressing them on
7. Start a Bucket List









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and
8. Create some Habits









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and
9. Start a Vision Board









My simple task list approach
Here’s an effective method to manage your task list, or To Do list. My simple task list approach uses 6 basic notations to indicate how my tasks are progressing. Over the years I’ve tried a number of approaches to managing a task list and