Strategic thinking can - 

1. Simplifies the Difficult
2. Prompts You to Ask the Right Questions
3. Prompts Customization
4. Prepares You Today for an Uncertain Tomorrow
5. Reduces the Margin of Error
6. Gives You Influence with Others

1. Set Aside Time for Reflection
2. Remove Yourself from Distractions
3. Regularly Review Your Calendar or Journal
4. Ask the Right Questions
5. Cement Your Learning Through Action

Reflective thinking has three main values: it gives me perspective within ...

"Am I staying focused on the bottom line so that I can gain the maximum return and reap the full potential of my thinking?"

You have to follow these simple 6 steps - 

1. Expose Yourself to Good Input: read books, listen to podcasts, etc.
2. Expose Yourself to Good Thinker...

1. Break Down the Issue
2.  Ask Why Before How
3. Identify the Real Issues and Objectives
4. Review Your Resources
5. Develop Your Plan
6. Put the Right People in the Right Place
7. Keep Repeating the Process

"Strategic thinking is like showering, y...

1. Don’t Strive for Certainty
2. Learn from Every Experience
3. Gain Insight from a Variety of People
4. Give Yourself Permission to Expand Your World

"Am I working to break out of my “box” of limitations so that I explore ideas and options to experience creative breakthroughs?"

1. Remove Creativity Killers
2. Think Creatively by Asking the Right Questions
3. Develop a Creative Environment
4. Spend Time with Other Creative People
5. Get Out of Your Box

"Am I continually considering others and their journey in order to think with maximum collaboration?"

1. Put Others First: Make a mental and emotional commitment to look out for the interests of others.
2. Expose Yourself to Situations Where People Have Needs
3. Give Quietly or Anonymously
4.  Invest in People Intentionally
5. Continually Check Your ...

1. Remove Distractions
2. Make Time for Focused Thinking
3. Keep Items of Focus Before You
4. Set Goals
5. Question Your Progress: “Am I seeing a return for my investment of focused thin...

"Am I consciously rejecting the limitations of common thinking in order to accomplish uncommon results?"

"Am I thinking beyond myself and my world so that I process ideas with a holistic perspective?"

1. Identify the Real Bottom Line
2. Make the Bottom Line the Point
3. Create a Strategic Plan to Achieve the Bottom Line: The important thing is that when the bottom line of each activity is achieved, then THE bottom line is achieved. If the sum of the smaller goals d...

"Am I implementing strategic plans that give me direction for today and increase my potential for tomorrow?"

1. Think Before You Follow
2. Appreciate Thinking Different from Your Own
3. Continually Question Your Own Thinking
4. Try New Things in New Ways
5. Get Used to Being Uncomfortable

"If you embrace unpopular thinking and make decisions based upon what works be...

1. Allows You to Lead: People who are constantly looking at the whole picture have the best chance of succeeding in any endeavor.
2. Keeps You on Target
3. Allows You to See What Others See: One of the most important skills you can de...

1. Stop Focusing on the Impossibilities
2. Stay Away from the “Experts”
3. Look for Possibilities in Every Situation
4. Dream One Size Bigger: Henry Curtis advises, “Make your plans as fantastic as you like, because twenty-five years from now, they will seem ...

"Am I regularly revisiting the past to gain a true perspective and think with understanding?"