I think strategy is different from planning. In my view, you come up with a vision of what you want your future state to be. Your strategy is then that you want to move from your current state to that future state. You keep this strategy in mind as you develop your plan, which is to create a roadmap of intermediate states leading between where you are and your end state.
So, for example, You're in NY. You visualize you want to be in CA. Your strategy is to move from NY to CA. Your plan could include hitchhiking to OH, flying to TX, driving to NV, etc.
