Idea 6: Draw up a personal profile

The starting point is to do a self-assessment and take stock of yourself in the overall context of the direction you would like to be heading. Bear in mind the generic role of a leader described in Part One. What natural strengths and weaknesses do you bring to that role?

Personal Role

1. What are my strengths/what special skills do I have?
2. What are my values (i.e. what is important and worth-while to me)?
3. What would be my preferred ways of earning a living?
4. What activities/situations do I want to avoid?
5. What achievements would I like to list as having been successfully met in my life?
6. What would I like the highlights of my obituary to be? (This is a really good way of focusing the mind, as is asking yourself how you would like your epitaph to read.)