On your way to improving your life, it is also important that you optimize your strategy. All that a strategy entails is planning in a way that focuses on the achievement of your dreams and visions way before the engagement period. It focuses on your level of effectiveness in achieving your dream. As such, you must determine your strategy, and how it relates to your dream and vision. Your strategy tells you how you'll achieve your goals, no matter how you have defined those goals. And as you are developing your personal strategy, it is important to note that the development process is as important as the outcome.
On the road to optimizing your life you must determine your strategy. Why do I exist, what is my mission, vision and goals in life? A periodic strategic planning effort goes a long way to align or realign your life with your intended purpose. I won't get into how this should be done, but highly recommend that it should be done. A couple of key elements that should be considered are: