Strategic Planning requires both a strategy and a plan.
A plan is a to-do list designed to achieve my objective.
My plan is not my objective.
My objective is the end result of my planned actions.
A strategy contains the conditions and the boundaries under which my plan can be achieved.
An action plan is a list of actions that I am planning to do to achieve an objective.
Action plans fail because of the interference and detrimental actions of others.
A strategy is designed to stop my action plan from failing.
It is designed with the purpose of allowing my action plan to succeed by nullifying or eradicating external interference.
A strategy determines the boundaries that need to be put in place to ensure that the behaviour and the actions of others is beneficial to the plan rather than detrimental to it.
A strategy determines the conditions under which a plan cannot fail.
My planned behaviour is always conditional on having strong boundaries within which to be successful.
The boundaries and the conditions for success require Strategic Planning.
When a successful strategy is pre-planned, I follow my path and attain my objectives effortlessly.