Just as organizations use strategic planning to prepare for the future, individuals and the organization can benefit from personal strategic plans that consider future pathways within the organization as part of those plans. This research proposes a three-step approach to creating personal strategic plans that incorporates personal research, personal scenario development and creation of a personal vision of the future as the basis for a strategic plan for the next stage of life. (Contains 1 footnote, 3 tables, and 1 figure.)