Being Successful - Personal Planning, Part 1
The adage "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail" is commonly seen in the corporate world, from motivational posters to team building exercises.
In a business context, this saying is frequently applied to the formal process of developing an effective and functional business plan.
However, it applies to personal planning as well, especially for those that are self-employed.
One of the reasons that most large businesses have defined working hours and set deadlines is that they are essentially doing your personal planning for you.
You have so much that must be done in a firm period of time.
Failure to get the job done reflects negatively on your employment and opportunities to advance within the organization.
As long as the job can realistically be done in the time frame required, you have nothing better to be doing at work than getting your assignment finished.
Effectively, your organization is mandating your personal planning for the period in question.
Whether you like this or not, it an effective means of getting the desired work done in a timely manner.
Quite simply, if left to their own devices, most people can come up with things they would rather be doing as opposed to what they should be doing.
Fixed hours of work and firm deadlines require the employee to get the job done despite the fact that he or she might prefer to do something else.
One of the reasons that people choose to go into business for themselves is that they do not like this organizational intrusion into their personal planning.
They would prefer to do something else and resent their organization making that impossible.
The idea of independence and taking control of your own personal planning is one of the primary attractions to becoming an entrepreneur.
However, if you lack the discipline or resolve to dedicate a reasonable portion of your time to your business, you are destined to fail.
One of the leading problems for entrepreneurs is a lack of personal planning and failure to devote the time and energy required into their businesses.
Without a boss looking over your shoulder, it is simply too easy to spend your time frivolously, effectively dooming your business to failure.
For the self-employed, you get out of your business what you put into it and this means success is directly tied to the amount of time and effort you invest into it.
In a business context, this saying is frequently applied to the formal process of developing an effective and functional business plan.
However, it applies to personal planning as well, especially for those that are self-employed.
One of the reasons that most large businesses have defined working hours and set deadlines is that they are essentially doing your personal planning for you.
You have so much that must be done in a firm period of time.
Failure to get the job done reflects negatively on your employment and opportunities to advance within the organization.
As long as the job can realistically be done in the time frame required, you have nothing better to be doing at work than getting your assignment finished.
Effectively, your organization is mandating your personal planning for the period in question.
Whether you like this or not, it an effective means of getting the desired work done in a timely manner.
Quite simply, if left to their own devices, most people can come up with things they would rather be doing as opposed to what they should be doing.
Fixed hours of work and firm deadlines require the employee to get the job done despite the fact that he or she might prefer to do something else.
One of the reasons that people choose to go into business for themselves is that they do not like this organizational intrusion into their personal planning.
They would prefer to do something else and resent their organization making that impossible.
The idea of independence and taking control of your own personal planning is one of the primary attractions to becoming an entrepreneur.
However, if you lack the discipline or resolve to dedicate a reasonable portion of your time to your business, you are destined to fail.
One of the leading problems for entrepreneurs is a lack of personal planning and failure to devote the time and energy required into their businesses.
Without a boss looking over your shoulder, it is simply too easy to spend your time frivolously, effectively dooming your business to failure.
For the self-employed, you get out of your business what you put into it and this means success is directly tied to the amount of time and effort you invest into it.
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