Where in the world are you living, studying or working? Identify at least three places that you hope to do business in the future.
What do you enjoy doing?
What do you know more about or talk more about than most people?
What personal or professional skills would you most like to develop?
What are your values?
How are you creating value for your family, school, company, community, and the natural environment?
What is a specific goal you wish to achieve in the next several years?
What opportunities could help you to achieve your future vision? Make a list.
What are your skills? What are you especially good at? (A few examples include: negotiating, writing, creating presentations, giving presentations, listening, coaching, writing software, user interface design, mastering multiple languages, etc.)
What does a typical day, week, month look like for you? Who and where and what do you have access to that other people do not?
What’s your story? Write a personal positioning statement. You are the product. Relative to your target customers, what differentiates you from the competition?
What risks could upset your plans? How can you prevent these risks from happening? What are your contingency plans if they happen?