Title: Examine the need for and benefits of a life-management plan.
Course: Life Planning (19257-36) > Section: Developing a Life-Management Plan

Examination should focus on

- examples of life choices (e.g., career, education, family, friends, leisure time, spirituality, geographic location, retirement)
- reasons for having a life-management plan (e.g., the concept of personal responsibility for life planning)
- steps in the life-management planning process
- barriers to developing a life-management plan.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Whose responsibility is it to choose and manage your life choices? What happens when you take responsibility for your life choices? What happens when you leave your life choices up to fate, luck, events, or other people?
- In what areas should you have plans for your life?

Communication

- What ethical choices are you faced with in developing your life-management plan?
- How can you make choices that are in your best interest?
- How can you make choices that are in the best interests of others?
- Does having a life plan guarantee success? Why or why not?

Leadership

- What leadership skills enable you to take responsibility for your life choices?
- What choices do you have concerning your health, your relationships, your education, and your career?
- How will the choices that are made now affect your future life plans?

Management

- How do you assess your values, interests, skills, and experiences?
- How can you begin to address barriers to life planning, such as lack of self-knowledge, low self-esteem, or rigid family roles?
- What management skills are needed to complete the steps of the life-management process?