Quotes about Planning

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.

While nobody plans to mess up his life, the problem is that few of us plan not to.

None of us plan--or intend--to get into trouble. The problem is, we don't plan not to.

Make today's decisions in light of tomorrow's hopes and dreams. The future is what brings today's choices into proper focus. Making choices with the end in mind goes a long way toward ensuring a happy ending.

Vision always precedes preparation. Initially, your vision will exceed your competency.

As I listen to leaders tell their stories, I hear very little about strategic planning and goal setting. I hear a lot about identifying and acting on opportunities. Strategies and goals have their place. But they don't define leadership. Leaders see and seize opportunity. And in most cases, the opportunities take them by surprise.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.

A human being in a highly technicized productive unit is simply not allowed to be spontaneous. It just interferes with the plan laid down in advance by the engineers and technicians who decide how he should word, and in this way he, the human being, is profoundly diminished, because he is not permitted to be spontaneous.

To pay no attention to health of body but only that of soul. To plan day on arising and evening examination of conscience. More spiritual reading...To waste no time. More conscientious about letters, visits, about these records. More charity.

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.

Decide for yourself what makes you truly happy and then organize your life around it. Write down your goals and make plans to achieve them.