Planning

     Are you the type of person who looks into the future and sees an opportunity that you would like to take advantage of and then you begin to plan how you are going to make it happen?

     This is not really a bad thing.  You have personal aspirations that show you want to improve not only your personal life, but perhaps that of your family as well.  You see if things could be changed you would become more productive, more secure, and perhaps advance to what looks like a better position in your life.

     However the problem comes in when PLANNING is all you do.  You become so concerned with EVERY detail that you continually fail to take the action needed to put your plan into operation.

     First, let me temper my explanation with the following comment:  PLANNING is absolutely necessary!  You will never know how you want to get from point “A” to point “B” unless you have a plan to follow.  The plan can be very useful in guiding you within the boundaries of your journey, within the constraints of your financial limits, or perhaps within the safety net that you have set up for yourself.  However, after a reasonable amount of planning is done, action must follow.

     Consider a road trip from Los Angeles, California to New York City.  You may want to sit down and decide:  Are there any particular places that I want to visit on the way?  What would I need to make sure there were no problems along the way?  You may want to locate yourself a current road map and actually DRAW out your route so that you may sure you get to stop by all those places you have considered.

     However, if you never packed your clothes and got yourself into your vehicle, HOW far would you get on the trip?  How much time would you actually be spending in New York City?  Could you ever say that you had really been determined to make this trip a successful reality?

     Now, it’s true as with any trip that we might plan:  There are going to be detours.  There are going to be things that put a “snag” in the plan and you’re going to need to make some adjustments.  But, if you try to PLAN for all these possibilities prior to your starting the trip, you will NEVER get started!

     Now this doesn’t only apply to a literal trip that we may be considering taking.  It applies to many various aspects of our lives.  Have you ever wanted to live in another city, or perhaps another country?  It will never happen if you only plan for it but never take any action. You will only be left with the stark reality of “WHAT” could have been!

QUOTE TO CONSIDER

THOUGHTFUL GEM

"Plan your Work and

Work your Plan.

You can't go wrong!"