Dear Strategists,

You have to have a plan. No matter what you’re doing–planting a garden, playing a game, furnishing your first apartment–a plan leads to success.

It’s easy enough to get along in life by following other people’s lead. You can just move your pieces around the game board. You can just believe what other people believe. But just getting along isn’t good enough. We want to live the good life.

And living the good life requires you to see the world around you and beyond you, think about your place in it, and make your move.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck