Title: Examine the need for and benefits of a life-management plan.
Course: Life Planning (19257-18) > 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 your choices affect your friends, family, and coworkers?
- 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?