{"product_id":"the-personal-business-plan-isbn-9781118744130","title":"The Personal Business Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlan for success\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one would embark on a business venture without a thorough and coherent plan. So why are so many of us happy to stagger through life with no real plan – just going with the flow, seeing what happens? It’s time we gave our lives the same importance we give to our business exploits. \u003ci\u003eThe Personal Business Plan\u003c\/i\u003e offers a practical, field-tested method for effectively planning out what you want from life and exactly how to achieve it. It will change the way you look at yourself, your job and your career. This is an essential toolkit for all ambitious career professionals who want to know how to thrive in their job and simultaneously become a happier and more effective person. Creating your own personal business plan will help you to define your purpose, plan your actions, break through limiting beliefs and reinvent yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a top executive coach and head-hunter with the world’s leading Talent Management and Executive Search firm who has changed the lives of thousands of people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA field-tested methodology for identifying your mission, setting your critical success criteria, defining your agenda, keeping to the point and become more fulfilled and happier\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA complete life view – how to excel in your chosen career and simultaneously enjoy a happy personal life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables in The Personal Business Plan vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: What Can I Use The Personal Business Plan For? vii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Was Your Question? xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Is This Book Structured? xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do You Do? xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 What is My Situation? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Baggage from the Past Must I Let Go Of? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Meaningful to Me Right Now? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can I Move Forward? 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 How Can I Thrive? 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Do I Like Doing? 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Don’t I Like Doing? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can I Learn to Trust My Intuition? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 When Do I Perform at My Best? 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does Success Look Like to Me? 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Deep Down Motivation? 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Worst-Case Scenario? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 What Energizes Me? 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are My Strengths? 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are My Weaknesses? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Passion? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Where am I on My Personal Journey? 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere am I in My Life? 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are My Personal Priorities? 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Potential for Personal Growth? 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 How Do I Become Happy? 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Challenge? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Must I Do Something Now? 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can I Obtain 20\/20 Vision? 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 How Do I Reinvent Myself? 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat am I Willing to Sacrifice? 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Can I Turn to for Help? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Life Ambition? 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 How Do I Differentiate Myself from Others? 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat am I Better at than Anybody Else? 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Else Differentiates Me from the Rest? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Good Do I Want to Be? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 What is My Personal Business Plan? 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can I Reinvent Myself in Order to Remain Relevant? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My BATNA? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAm I Happy Now? 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 What Have I Learned? 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is My Time Horizon? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Far Can I Go? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Would I Attempt to Do if I Knew I Could Not Fail? 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: What Now? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Personal Business Plan Toolkit 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTop 10 Recommended Reading 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Whether looking at how to approach developing new competencies, what factors differentiate you from those around you or how to realise your true brand value, there is plenty to be gleaned from the pages of this guide.\" (\u003cem\u003eElite Business,\u003c\/em\u003e August 2013)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Bruyant-Langer\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior partner with Korn\/Ferry International - the world’s leading Executive Search and Talent Management firm. He has successfully transformed the lives of hundreds of top-level executives through his world-class Executive Coaching Program. For more than 15 years, he worked as a marketing executive for global market leaders such as L’Oréal and The Coca-Cola Company before reinventing himself as a headhunter and executive coach in 1996. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than 17 years, he has in parallel pursued an academic career as an external lecturer at Copenhagen Business School, focusing on Strategic Market Management and Corporate Communication. He has published more than 400 articles and columns on leadership and is widely used as a keynote speaker at conferences. In March 2012, he published his Danish bestselling leadership book\u003ci\u003e Your Next Career - the Headhunter’s Guide to Lifelong Success. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Bruyant-Langer is happily married to Mette, who is a Vice President in a publicly listed company. Together they have four grown-up children. The family lives in Denmark, near the sea and the forest. Stephen enjoys dual French\/ Danish citizenship, has lived in Belgium, France and Denmark and is fluent in English, French and Danish.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind your life ambition and plan for success! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’d never think to embark on a business venture without a thorough and coherent plan. So why do so many people stagger through life with no real strategy - just going with the flow, seeing what happens? It’s time we gave our lives the same importance we give to our business exploits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you need is a compass - a tool which helps you when you’re unsure which way to go and enables you to answer all the questions in your life. \u003ci\u003eThe Personal Business Plan\u003c\/i\u003e will help you to understand and adapt the patterns in your life, so that you can feel free and focus on the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential guide offers a field-tested framework to help you define your purpose, plan your actions, reduce life’s complexity and create order from chaos. You’ll develop an ambitious attitude that will enable you to turn thoughts into action - and action into value. With a rich array of tools, techniques, templates, exercises and case studies along the way, you’ll learn how to become the best version of yourself and live a life that reflects who you are. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the online toolkit at \u003cb\u003ethepersonalbusinessplan.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990309126373,"sku":"NP9781118744130","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118744130.jpg?v=1761787298","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-personal-business-plan-isbn-9781118744130","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}