VERNE WHEELWRIGHT - PERSONAL FUTURES Workbook

Now just a few thoughts on Personal Futures, and what this workbook should do for you. The steps and methods described here can be very effective in planning for and achieving your preferred future, which is why this book was written. But look a little further. These same steps can be applied to many important situations or decisions in your life and in your career. Think about that, and mentally apply these concepts to a personal or business situation.1.Defineyour presen tsituation and define a time frame for resolution. What are the two most important forces driving change in this situation? For each driving force, what is most plausible positive limit? What is the most plausible negativelimit? Develop scenarios.Identify your preferred outcome; identify strategies to achieve that outcome and the sequence of actions you would have to take. You can apply this system and these concepts to all manner of future situations. These techniques are useful in career situations.What is a personal future? As we interpret personal futures here, they are explorations of the potential futures of one individual, but only the futures that directly involve that individual. You will be learning about the futures that relate directly to you and your family.What should you be able to expect from studying about your future? The approach you will take with this workbook consists of three steps: