strategic planning is important because it provides a sense of direction and outlines measurable goals strategic planning is a tool that is useful for guiding daytoday decisions and also for evaluating progress and changing approaches when moving forward with a decision in your personal life and professional life please discuss the following with your classmates and instructor what is a personal strategic plan why should you create a personal strategic plan what 5 areas of your personal life would your strategic plan cover please provide a short sentence or two stating why this area was chosen