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DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR THIS YEAR?

            

            Planning is the process of thinking about the activities required to achieve a desired goal. It is the first and foremost activity to achieve desired results. WIKIPEDIA.

            Good day everyone, I want to talk on planning this week, because it is a new year and for a new year we need a new plan. If I may ask, what are your plans for this year? do you plan to achieve something by the end of this year or before the end of this year? If we do not make plans, we may not be able to use what are in our hands well without a proper plan.

Below are quotes on planning:

1. "By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail".

                                                                                                                        Benjamin Franklin.

2. "Without leaps of imagination or dreaming we lose the excitement of possibilities. dreaming after all is a form of planning".

                                                                                                                        Gloria Steinem.

3. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe".

                                                                                                                        Abraham Lincoln.

4. "Someone's sitting under in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago".

                                                                                                                        Warren Buffett.

            Benjamin Franklin stated that 'By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail'. When you do not plan, you should not expect God to send His angels to answer you simply because you have prayed. The best of prayers may not deliver result when we fail to do our part. There are things God will not do. One of them is doing for us what we should do for ourselves. James 2:17 even made us to understand that "Faith without works is dead".

            Abraham Lincoln also stated that 'Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe'. This quote really marveled me because I thought that spending the first four hours to chop down the tree might be a waste, but it just occurred to me what the meaning was. The amount of time you  spend and the effort you put into planning will no doubt increase your efficiency and helps you achieve your goals faster.

             However, we should be careful not to fall into the trap of 'analysis paralysis'. Many think they are planning but are not. Planning should not necessarily take the whole time but doing due diligence on steps to take towards achieving your goal. You may only need to plan for the take off of a project while the larger picture begins to manifest later. Waiting and planning for resources to complete a mega project could be the fall of the project before it starts at all. What I am saying is ensure your planning can initiate your dream while you trust God for expansion. Planning for something very big when resources are not available would be the killer of your dream.
            I want us to spend this week creating a solid plan for this year and when you plan do not forget to work towards them. With these steps, before the end of this year we shall count our successes.

Thank you and see you next week Thursday. 

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