Strategy suggesters are cool.When faced with a challenge or presented with a goal, are you the task giver/taker or the strategist? Or even better, are you both?

Strategic action, as opposed to reaction, will set you apart from the rest, particularly if you are among the under 30 set.

Training your brain to think strategically requires a good deal of applicable practice. I’m sure there was someone born into this world a strategist, but I can tell you I’ve never met an individual who inherently sees the world at 30,000 feet and can articulate an action plan that leads others to that end. Those who posses that skill learned it and earned it, so find yourself a strategist and pay close attention. I’m learning more and more every day and it’s liberating.

A great strategic thinker will make you stop and ask yourself, “how does he think of that stuff?” and “how does she always remember to consider that audience?” Their secret weapon is a unique knowledge base that affords them insight into various audiences, situations, facts and possibilities – and they’ve most likely been at it for a while.

Don’t get me wrong, I love me some young, Gen-Y, driven, smart folk. BUT there is still something to be said for learning from someone in the industry whose life experience has morphed her into a business-minded, results-driven visionary. This will always be true, no matter how old you get and how much you learn. So, seek out a mentor.

Like anything that matters, the coveted skill of thinking, planning and leading strategically is crafted over time. Careful though, you don’t want to lose that attention to detail we talked about earlier. Find the balance and you’ll start turning heads, folks. Just say’n.

Do you have a strategic mentor? Do you even want one? Share your thoughts in the comments…

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