Planning your life

Many of us fly without plans -- and by the seat of our pants.
We’re fortunate that Higher Powers often hold on to our pants.
Without that, we might crash and burn. Not a good prospect.
Planning your life is much like planning a business.
Put it in writing. Weigh the pros and cons. Take action.
Tonight I will share these thoughts with Tom Ledbetter’s class.
Tom teaches entrepreneurship to wannabe business owners.
Here’s the start of our story of venturing into business.
We started our first business at home with a small computer.
Anybody remember the Apple 2e? Yes. Seems primitive now.
We used its small capacity to develop a written plan.
Since then we have started and acquired 10 businesses.
Most have been successful. Some have not.
All were great learning experiences.
The ones which did best were carefully planned.
All began with a gem of an idea: A need to be filled.
How could we fill it? Was the need big enough for success?
That’s where business and life planning start -- with an idea.
It should be a big idea. But without a plan, it’s just an idea.
Over the next few days we’ll talk more about your plan.
We’ll go through the steps in developing it.
Then it will be up to you to take the necessary action.
It’s your life. Make the most of it while you’re here.
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