If you want to make an impact, you've got to have a plan.

This long-awaited companion to "Sustainability for the Rest of Us" is your key tool to get a strategy on paper. As the saying goes, if you don't know where you're headed then any road will get you there. That's kind of how we've been trying to save the planet: lots of great ideas but no concerted strategy. Well, it's time to change all that!

Instead of getting angry, or cowering in fear, put pen to paper and get to work. Set goals every day, remind yourself of those critical wins, and even jot down what inspires you. By the end, you'll be surprised how much a plan can light a fire under you to take action.