“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Growing up I consistently heard the phrase that “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”. I realize that everyone “wishes” to succeed but very few “plan” to succeed. Success does not happen by chance neither is it activated by great wishing and thinking. Be it a successful career or marriage, a good health or finances, planning is an integral part of success and cannot be substituted by wishful thinking.
More people spend time planning for their vacation than they do planning for their future. A lot more go through life expecting someone else – government, employee, etc – to do the planning for them and so end up living their entire life blaming someone else for their failures.
Planning, although by it self does not guarantee success, precedes success!
Plan!