Quotes about Planning

When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past.

REDO THE MISSION STATEMENT AND THE BUSINESS PLAN EVERY THREE MONTHS

alternative to planning on late is to initiate before it's required, to ship before deadline, to put the idea out there before the crisis hits. This act of bravery actually gives you influence, leverage, and control in a way that planning on late never can. Dandelion

Many people say "my life stinks". Well, your life will stink if you spend today thinking about tomorrow.

Preparations are good in life, prologues ruinous.

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose plant it this afternoon'

I am an architect of days that have not happened yet.

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.

I guess I am going to think about freezing my eggs.

Every great summer party starts with a list. Throwing something together chaotically ends up being more work than taking 15 minutes to make a plan first.

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for thinking and planning and budgeting and strategy are all delivered on very tight agendas.

Decide that you will not try to do everything at once. That is why time is spread out.