PLAN WELL……………..
Every achievement begins as a desire. Desire alone does not make anybody to succeed or turn his dream into achievement. You can only achieve with a well organized plan of action. Success is a result of action. Action must be planned and organized to bring about anything meaningful.
The plan of action is the blue print that changes a man’s life. The desire must be strong enough and it must be clear if not it can not be turned into any worthwhile achievement.
What planning involves.
1. Planning involves forecasting into the future. You plan for your tomorrow by sitting down to draw the action steps that you will take for each day, week, or month in order to achieve whatever you desire.
2. Planning involves writing. It is better to write the plan on paper than making vague calculations in your brain. Writing your plan on paper makes it clearer. When your plan of achievement is clear it becomes easier to work with.
3. Planning must have goals as the sign posts that guide you. Goals are definite things you want to achieve within a particular time. Goals must be SMART. The word SMART is an acronym, meaning:-
S – SPECIFIC – Goals must not be vague but specific
M – MEASURABLE – Goals should have standard of measurement
A – ACCURATE – Goals must be accurate
R – REALISTIC – Goals must have possibility of achieving
T – TIMELY – Goals should have time of achieving
4. You may need advice to help you plan well. Nobody is an island of knowledge. You may need the advice of a specialist or someone with more experience to plan well. Feel free to consult experts. It is better to delay and get it right than hurry and get it all wrong.
5. Employ your subconscious mind to help you plan well if you desire is clear, your purpose is definite and you are honest with yourself, your subconscious mind can guide you. You have a subconscious guiding mechanism that will always tell you what to do. Your subconscious mind provides all the answers you need to succeed in life.
6. Planning may demand reading other people work. You need information to plan well. Do well to get information from other people. Read books, listen to CDS.
7. When you plan pray and commit your plan to God. Without God no plan can succeed.
8. Plan detaily. Don’t do a lazy man’s job. Planning is not for lazy people. You should get detail information and use it to plan. Most projects fail because during the planning they had no detail information.
9. Always have plan A and B. your plan A is your first cause of action. You should also have a plan B incase you run into unforeseen circumstances.
10. When planning prepare for the unexpected. Life is not a bed of roses. We always come face to face with the unexpected. Get yourself prepared for the unexpected psychologically, emotionally and otherwise. When you face what you did not expect be courageous and innovative to overcome it.
TYPES OF PLANNING
Planning can be (1) Short term or (2) Long term.
Short term plan involves planning for day to day activities, weekly, Monthly or one year. Long term planning may last for two years or more.
ASPECTS OF PLANNING
By “aspects of planning” we are referring to those things we have and must plan to use then to get what we want. e.g finance, space, resources, personnel, time.
Planning should take a holistic approach. By holistic approach we are talking about planning for every aspect of your life, business or family. Every aspect should be given adequate attention, plan the finances well and spend it wisely. Have the executive ability to plan the personnel well.
NOW YOU CAN STEP OUT AND PLAN
1. Be honest with yourself
2. Don’t make small plans, plan big
3. Do it now; take action
4. Believe in your plan, believe in yourself, and believe in God
5. be courageous
6. Affirm that your plan will succeed
7. Pray and commit the plan to God.
FURTHER READING
1. BILL WAY MAN – Developing the potential in you
2. SCOT ANDERSON – Think like a billionaire become a billionaire
3. NAPOLEON HILL- Think and grow rich
4. BRAIN TRACY- Create your own future
5. GLENN BLAND – Success
6. ISABEL COLUMBIE – How to accomplish anything you want.
