Comments on: Planning and “The Plan” http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/01/30/planning-and-the-plan/ Holistic Growth through Balanced Living Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:57:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Haider http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/01/30/planning-and-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Haider Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:18:25 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=244#comment-96 @Scott: Over-planning is so easy to do because you can think to greater and greater levels of detail :) Thank you for the feedback... @Scott: Over-planning is so easy to do because you can think to greater and greater levels of detail :) Thank you for the feedback…

]]> By: Yes, But Still... http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/01/30/planning-and-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Yes, But Still... Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:12:56 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=244#comment-95 You're absolutely right! And sometimes over-planning to get things done can actually get in the way of getting things done, as you might have experienced too. Keep up the good work. You’re absolutely right! And sometimes over-planning to get things done can actually get in the way of getting things done, as you might have experienced too.

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Haider http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/01/30/planning-and-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Haider Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:33:28 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=244#comment-91 @Mary: Thank you for the compliment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I'll be writing a lot about having an action-oriented approach to life in the very near feature... so see you around! :D @Talani: I also like the quote: “Failures don't plan to fail; they fail to plan” (Harvey MacKay)... which probably explains why I plan so much :P @Markus: I will write about this topic soon, but I'll mention it here for relevance: The reason why I plan and plan is partly because I'm good at planning. I can see the big picture, link components together, find relationships, etc. Since this is my strength I lean towards it, out of fear that I won't have the same grasp of reality as I do of concepts. Your suggestion is very good in preventing ourselves from diving too deep into planning (which can go on forever) and postponing the actions we can carry out! Thank you for that :) @Mary: Thank you for the compliment, and I’m glad you enjoyed the post. I’ll be writing a lot about having an action-oriented approach to life in the very near feature… so see you around! :D

@Talani: I also like the quote: “Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan” (Harvey MacKay)… which probably explains why I plan so much :P

@Markus: I will write about this topic soon, but I’ll mention it here for relevance: The reason why I plan and plan is partly because I’m good at planning. I can see the big picture, link components together, find relationships, etc. Since this is my strength I lean towards it, out of fear that I won’t have the same grasp of reality as I do of concepts. Your suggestion is very good in preventing ourselves from diving too deep into planning (which can go on forever) and postponing the actions we can carry out! Thank you for that :)

]]> By: Markus Jais http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/01/30/planning-and-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Markus Jais Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:56:13 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=244#comment-85 Great post. Most of use have probably encountered the pitfall you describe here. When I make a plan, I try to find some small action steps that I can do even before the plan is finished. For example, when making a plan how to change your diet towards a healthier diet, you can start eating fruits and vegetables even before you've made a detailed plan. This works for many goals and plans and so far I've used this very successfully. It's very motivating to immediately start with some small action steps. Great post. Most of use have probably encountered the pitfall you describe here.
When I make a plan, I try to find some small action steps that I can do even before the plan is finished.
For example, when making a plan how to change your diet towards a healthier diet, you can start eating fruits and vegetables even before you’ve made a detailed plan.
This works for many goals and plans and so far I’ve used this very successfully. It’s very motivating to immediately start with some small action steps.

]]> By: A plan needs action http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/01/30/planning-and-the-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-84 A plan needs action Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:49:55 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=244#comment-84 [...] just came over a great post called Planning and “the Plan” over [...] [...] just came over a great post called Planning and “the Plan” over [...]

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