Whether You Like It Or Not, You Need A Plan

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Yes, you need a plan. It is important for you to have. If you have not created one, it is never too late to start something new.

You need a plan. A plan is your guide, is your director, is your map, is your GPS.

When you are creating your plan, do not be too rigid. Be flexible. Be open to strangers. Be open to future changes.

To achieve success, to reach your destination, Earl Nightingale said, “All you need is a plan- the road map- and the courage to press on to your destination, knowing in advance that there will be problems and setbacks, but knowing also that nothing on earth can stand in the way of a plan, backed by persistence and determination.”

If you want your plan to work, you must back it with love, with compassion, with focus, with energy, with courage, with faith. If not, it won’t work.

So when is it the right time to plan? Every time. Every day. And always.

Planning is important.

Morgan Housel says, “Planning is important, but the most important part of every plan is to plan on the plan not going according to plan.” “Planning is everything.” Remember that everything is not going to go according to plan. So you must “plan on the plan not going according to plan,”

It is good to plan, but if it cannot face today’s reality, then it is not a good plan. You must change it. You must revise it. You must let go of what is not working.

If your plan is not working, if your plan is not doing what it is supposed to do, if you are not getting the right results, then let it go. Let it go.

Because the future is unknown. The future is foggy. The future is uncertain. According to Morgan Housel, ” A plan is only useful if it can survive reality.” If your plan can’t survive reality, your reality, then drop it. Do not continue with it.

When do we need to plan?

Now. David Allen says, “When you most need to plan is usually when you think you don’t have time to plan.” You have time to plan. If you are not planning to succeed, then you are planning to fail. Why is that? Because “planning is everything.”

This Is The Only Thing That Matters Right Now

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“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.”- Leo Tolstoy

There is no ordinary time. There is no ordinary day. And there is no ordinary life.

If you know what you want, every moment is a special moment. If you are doing the right thing, every moment is a special moment.

If you are living rightly, every where you go is a special place. Do not take anything for granted. Because you are here to enjoy your life, to live your life, to make things happen.

Leo Tolstoy said, “Love is life.” When you are in love with yourself, nothing can stop you from getting to where you want to be. Because love is happiness. Love is strength. Love is energy. Love is peace.

When you are in love with yourself, you are in love with your life.

Richard Bach said, “The things we own, the places we live, the events of our lives: empty settings, and forget diamonds! The only thing that matters, at the end of a stay on earth, is how well did we love, what was the quality of our love?”

Love matters. If you don’t love yourself, you can’t touch other people. To touch other people, “love and be loved!”