In an article I read some time ago Princessbusayo talked about creating plans and adhering strictly to them. Creating plans is a very good and effective way to plan your day, week, or even month depending on what the plans are and the duration you've set for yourself to achieve them. While planning things is one way to go about many things, not planning things is another way to go about it.
Is it a reality?
What's the distinction between a goal and a plan? Needless to say, a plan is the series of steps that are taken to achieve something, while a goal is what is achieved at the end, as an end result. Before setting off to become the master planner, know full well what it is that you want out of your plan. Is your goal attainable within the time frame you've set for yourself? You see, a major problem is setting off to do things without knowing or at least trying to determine how it would or is likely to end. While considering that nothing is impossible, they are things that are impossible sometimes, not because they really are but because your plan is faulty, too rigid, or too tiring(your plans can be tiring too). Here's an example, an elementary one.
I just stepped out of my friend's house and am just on my way home.
The goal.
To view my favorite program that will start airing at 4:10 pm
The plan
I am heading towards my house and the time is 3:30 pm. I am quite sure that I will board a tricycle that would take me home in 10 minutes, roughly I will get home by 3:12 pm. I go to the bathroom, take my bath and wash my hair then I prepare something for daddy before he gets home. I bring the goats back home and by the time I finish all these, it would be about 3:50 or 4:00 pm. I have 10 more minutes to warm up for the show!
How it went:
I got home in ten minutes as written in my plan, that went quite well thank God! I took my bath and washed my hair as planned. However, when I came to prepare the food I found out that I am out of gas, determined as I was to watch the TV show I borrowed my neighbor's gas so I had to hurry to avoid wasting resources that aren't mine and so that I can catch up with my show. I afterward went for the goats but they weren't around anywhere in their usual spot. After searching I found them in a field somewhere else. I drove them back home and got back home at 4:05, I tied them to a pole with noose abs was just in time for the show to start! I viewed my show and was happy!..... The sad part however is that I ruined dad's food due to the hurry and he was upset with me when he got back home. That dulled my mood either and the show for which I did all these no longer mattered at all.
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In the above example, a goal was set and plans were put into place yes, the goal was achieved but it ended up ruining something more important than the goal, which means the plan isn't elaborate, or perhaps it is the individual. I see people on reading cash setting new month goals on the 1st of April. Goals like writing one article a day throughout the month. That's in no way bad, in fact, I also expect myself to do so but what if you're the type who interacts on reading cash at night and it starts affecting your eyes? Is your eye health less important? Say, you then adjust the time and you interact during the day, won't it affect your real-life job? These and other factors are things we should consider. Set goals that are possible and achievable. Sometimes it is best to just go with the tide while doing the best your body or circumstances allow you. Again, I am not in any way saying that one should try his best, I am saying that try the best you can handle. You're only human.
Thank you for sparing some time with this, until the next one!
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