"IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN THEN YOU PLAN TO FAIL", There is so much in this short statement or quote than you can imagine. I think it's one of my favorite quote back when we were in school. I mean my principal, he was a christian and he always taught about planning.He said so many things to us, and then we felt that he was just ranting and shouting at us, we didn't read in between the lines you know.He told us we should always have a plan in mind or else, something else we take us by surprise.We were young and naive, what can we possibly plan for or about, is the question we often ask ourselves in high school(secondary school). He said one day we will remember all he has taught us and that we will appreciate him and it turned to be true,we all miss him now.
And after secondary school, I kept that saying in mind "it's either you plan or you plan to fail". I began breaking it gradually and with time I began to digest it. But it never affected my life till I heard another saying,that says "He that fails to plan has nothing to live for, to live by, and to Live with", at that moment it made perfect sense to me.That was one of the few quotes that transform my thinking and orientation.
My orientation at first was sticking to the normal process, following the procedure, waiting on things to fall in place and waiting on my parents and people around me to tell me who I am.
Furthermore, life places a demand and makes it imminent for you to plan. It can't be avoided nor can it be escaped.A man that has no plans for his future is just like a walking corpse, waiting to vanish out of the earth.Most people do not plan because of some many things anyways. We give ourselves reason why we do not plan. We give the world reason that suits our believe system and we become comfortable with it. We have so many excuses prepared to defend ourselves at any moment we are asked what our plans are.
SOME EXCUSES WE GIVE FOR NOT PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE
When we are asked what our plans are for the nearest future, often we say these things
1). I am currently in school, when I am out I will think about it
2). I am too young, I have many years to go still, so it's not time yet
3).I am looking up to God?
4).I do know what to plan about?
5).What do I have to plan with.?
We often say these things, and as time passes by,the opportunities of yesterday are lost and the opportunities of today we will never come because we've refused to map out our life from the on set.
In a nut shell, what I am saying is that, do not sit back and wait for future to fall in place without any strategic plan. We all dream big, and hope for money and happiness but those doesn't come if we sit back and do nothing. We got map out Plan on how to catch that dream.For instance let's imagine a troop of soldiers going for war without a strategic plan on to overcome and the defeat the enemy,you will see that the troop with a plan will surprise the other and ultimately win the battle. So it is in life, our dreams and goal is like a battle field, and except we sit back and plan we can't achieve it.
LIFE sets traps for us, or should I say hurdles, no traps because if we fail to plan and fail then it becomes a trap, but if we plan and succeed then hurdle crossed.
FIVE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ANSWER, TO PREPARE YOU FOR WHATSOEVER IS AHEAD!!
1). What have i kept in place in case I am taken by surprise?
2).Do I have all it takes to win the battle?
3).What is my plan B just in case I fail
4).Do I know the tricks of the enemy, you must know who the enemy is all about before you can defeat it
5).Is my plan in line with the word of our Lord Jesus?.
In conclusion,lets bear in mind that even if our plan A and plan B fails,we still have 24 alphabets left to utilize.Instead of sitting back and not plan because of the fear to fail,plan and fail and plan and fail over and over again until you get it right.
And after secondary school, I kept that saying in mind "it's either you plan or you plan to fail". I began breaking it gradually and with time I began to digest it. But it never affected my life till I heard another saying,that says "He that fails to plan has nothing to live for, to live by, and to Live with", at that moment it made perfect sense to me.That was one of the few quotes that transform my thinking and orientation.
My orientation at first was sticking to the normal process, following the procedure, waiting on things to fall in place and waiting on my parents and people around me to tell me who I am.
Furthermore, life places a demand and makes it imminent for you to plan. It can't be avoided nor can it be escaped.A man that has no plans for his future is just like a walking corpse, waiting to vanish out of the earth.Most people do not plan because of some many things anyways. We give ourselves reason why we do not plan. We give the world reason that suits our believe system and we become comfortable with it. We have so many excuses prepared to defend ourselves at any moment we are asked what our plans are.
SOME EXCUSES WE GIVE FOR NOT PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE
When we are asked what our plans are for the nearest future, often we say these things
1). I am currently in school, when I am out I will think about it
2). I am too young, I have many years to go still, so it's not time yet
3).I am looking up to God?
4).I do know what to plan about?
5).What do I have to plan with.?
We often say these things, and as time passes by,the opportunities of yesterday are lost and the opportunities of today we will never come because we've refused to map out our life from the on set.
In a nut shell, what I am saying is that, do not sit back and wait for future to fall in place without any strategic plan. We all dream big, and hope for money and happiness but those doesn't come if we sit back and do nothing. We got map out Plan on how to catch that dream.For instance let's imagine a troop of soldiers going for war without a strategic plan on to overcome and the defeat the enemy,you will see that the troop with a plan will surprise the other and ultimately win the battle. So it is in life, our dreams and goal is like a battle field, and except we sit back and plan we can't achieve it.
LIFE sets traps for us, or should I say hurdles, no traps because if we fail to plan and fail then it becomes a trap, but if we plan and succeed then hurdle crossed.
FIVE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ANSWER, TO PREPARE YOU FOR WHATSOEVER IS AHEAD!!
1). What have i kept in place in case I am taken by surprise?
2).Do I have all it takes to win the battle?
3).What is my plan B just in case I fail
4).Do I know the tricks of the enemy, you must know who the enemy is all about before you can defeat it
5).Is my plan in line with the word of our Lord Jesus?.
In conclusion,lets bear in mind that even if our plan A and plan B fails,we still have 24 alphabets left to utilize.Instead of sitting back and not plan because of the fear to fail,plan and fail and plan and fail over and over again until you get it right.
