Strategy is just being honest about what you have, what you want and what’s in the way.

Strategy sounds like something requiring a suit and a whiteboard, and it is really three plain answers. What you have, what you want, and what stands between the two. Most plans fail on the first one, because being honest about your time, money, skill and energy is uncomfortable. The rest gets easy once you stop flattering yourself in the inventory.

Write those three lines tonight on one page and keep them short. Be specific about resources, including the ones you have been pretending not to have. If the obstacle comes out vague, that is the next thing to get clear.