6.02.T04-AP — Action Planning: Strengthening My Purpose, Direction and Vision

Purpose

This tool helps you develop practical actions that will strengthen your purpose, direction and vision as you prepare for marriage. It focuses on clarifying your purpose, strengthening your direction through action, building habits that support your vision and aligning your decisions, priorities and relationships with the future you intend to build.

Part A: My Growth Priorities

1. Which lesson from this chapter challenged me most regarding purpose, direction and vision?

2. Which lesson from this chapter would make the greatest difference in my life if applied consistently?

3. Which area will I intentionally prioritise during the next three months?

☐ Clarifying my purpose

☐ Strengthening my direction

☐ Developing a realistic vision

☐ Building habits that support my vision

☐ Making purpose-driven decisions

☐ Aligning my priorities with my future

☐ Building relationships that support my purpose

☐ Other: __________________________

Why have I selected this area?

Part B: Clarifying My Purpose

4. What aspects of my purpose require greater clarity?

5. What practical steps will I take to gain greater clarity regarding my purpose?

6. Which activities currently consume significant time, effort or resources without advancing my purpose?

7. What changes will I make to ensure that my time, effort and resources increasingly support my purpose?

Part C: Strengthening My Direction Through Action

8. Which goal have I neglected despite its importance to my purpose?

9. What daily or weekly actions will I take to strengthen my direction?

10. Which habit most frequently distracts me from the direction I claim to pursue?

11. What will I do differently when I am tempted to neglect the actions required to fulfil my purpose?

Part D: Building a Realistic and Actionable Vision

12. Which aspect of my vision currently lacks adequate preparation, planning or practical action?

13. What steps will I take to make that aspect of my vision more realistic and actionable?

14. Which part of my vision is supported by clear goals, timelines and practical action?

15. Which part of my vision resembles Sebastian's tendency to dream without sufficient planning?

16. What specific action will I take during the next month to move my vision from aspiration to implementation?

Part E: Aligning My Decisions and Priorities

17. Which current priority most strongly supports my purpose, direction and vision?

18. Which current priority is competing with or weakening my purpose, direction and vision?

19. What adjustment will I make to ensure that my priorities support the future I intend to build?

20. What decision do I need to make in the near future to strengthen alignment between my purpose, direction and vision?

Part F: Learning from the Feature Stories

21. Which lesson from Joy Nyabongo and her husband's experience will I intentionally apply in my own life?

22. Which warning from Lydia and Sebastian's relationship will guide my future decisions?

23. Which aspect of Lydia's clarity regarding purpose, direction and vision would strengthen my future planning?

24. Which aspect of Priscilla and Aquila's shared purpose would I like to emulate?

25. Which aspect of Priscilla and Aquila's shared direction would I like to emulate?

26. Which aspect of Priscilla and Aquila's shared vision would I like to emulate?

Part G: Building Relationships That Support My Purpose

27. Which relationships currently strengthen my purpose, direction and vision?

28. Which relationships create distraction, confusion or loss of focus regarding my purpose, direction and vision?

29. What practical adjustments will I make to ensure that my relationships support rather than weaken my purpose, direction and vision?

Part H: My Personal Action Plan

30. What three actions will I take during the next three months to strengthen my purpose, direction and vision?

31. Which action will I implement first?

32. Why is this action important?

33. How will I know that I am making progress in strengthening my purpose, direction and vision?

My Commitment

Having reflected on the lessons from this chapter, I commit myself to clarifying my purpose, strengthening my direction through consistent action, building habits that support my vision and aligning my decisions, priorities and relationships with the future I intend to build.

Signature: __________________________

Date: _______________________________

Before I Move On

34. The aspect of my purpose that requires the greatest attention is:

35. The aspect of my direction that requires the greatest attention is:

36. The aspect of my vision that requires the greatest attention is:

37. The first action I will take within the next seven days to strengthen my purpose, direction and vision is:

38. After completing this chapter, my most important commitment regarding my purpose, direction and vision is: